Church of St Luke
CHURCH OF ST LUKE, PIT LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1130417
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1963
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Luke
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST LUKE, PIT LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1130417
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1963
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Luke
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST LUKE, PIT LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST LUKE, PIT LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Halton (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 51706 87751
Details
SJ 58 NW FORMER BOROUGH OF WIDNES PIT LANE Farnworth
2/94 Church of St. Luke
30.5.63 II*
Parish Church 1190 with C14 tower and alterations in C17 and C19. Red sandstone with slate roof. Square west tower 5 bay nave,side aisles, a south transept and chancel narrower and less lofty than the nave. Entrance porches are opposite in north and south aisles. Tower has corner buttresses, curvilinear west window and smaller louvred windows to all faced at bell-stage. Aisle windows curvilinear or lancet forms but there are perpendicular windows in the chancel and south transept. Clerestorey windows are pitched dormers, very little stained glass. The tower, chancel and transept are crenellated and the chancel has crocketted finials. Interior arcade gothic arches supported on octagonal columns with exception of the 2 north east bays which are circular with stiff leaf caps and common to the memorial chapel. The chancel has choir stalls with poppyheads. Oak screens separate the chapel from the north aisle and nave and the choir from the organ chamber. The chancel has a fine panelled oak ceiling and the nave braced collar trusses. The chapel contains good alabaster and marble monuments from 1635 and 1822.
Listing NGR: SJ5170687751
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 56055
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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