Church of St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MARY, VICTORIA PROMENADE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1130420
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, VICTORIA PROMENADE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1130420
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, VICTORIA PROMENADE
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 MARY, VICTORIA PROMENADE
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 51307 83790
Details
SJ 58 SW FORMER BOROUGH OF WIDNES VICTORIA PROMENADE West Bank
5/100 Church of St.Mary
II*
Parish Church 1908-10 by Austin & Paley. Red sandstone with red tiles to main roof and lead to roofs of aisles. West tower embraced by aisles, five bay nave, transepts and chancel in perpendicular style. Square tower with projecting full heiqht octaqonal staircase to S.E. corner and corner buttresses S.W. corner. Oak panelled door in Gothic opening with large perpendicular style windows above and louvred perpendicular windows at bell-stage to all faces. North West porch set diagonally to building. All windows are perpendicular style, those of the chancel having stained glass. There is a Latin religious text carved in masonry above the clerestorey windows on the east side only. Interior: Massive octagonal columns support tower and enclose an 8 ribbed vault with circular opening for bell rope. Large panelled round columns support chancel arch and 4 smaller octagonal columns, supporting Gothic arches, form the aisles. The single bay north transept contains the organ whereas the south transept Lady Chapel is three bays in length. The wall surfaces are rock faced and the main roof has collar trusses with curved struts from the tie beams.
Listing NGR: SJ5130783790
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 56062
- 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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