Church of St Thomas
CHURCH OF ST THOMAS, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1139336
- Date first listed:
- 28-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Thomas
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST THOMAS, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1139336
- Date first listed:
- 28-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Thomas
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST THOMAS, CHURCH 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 THOMAS, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Henbury
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 88140 73622
Details
HENBURY C.P. CHURCH LANE SJ 87 SE
7/15 Church of St Thomas
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G.V. II
Church. 1844-5. By Richard Lane (Colvin). Chancel of c.1870. Coursed rubble with plain and fishscale tile roof. West tower, nave chancel and south-eastern vestry. Western tower of 2 stages with octangonal spire. Blind wall to lower stage and clasping buttresses with off-sets. Stone band between stages and louvred lancet bell-opening above having a hood mould with decorated end-stops. West front: lower wall projects to level of face of clasping buttresses thus allowing a deep reveal to the west door. Above this the wall is recessed between the buttresses as on the other faces. Two-light decorated window with cusping and quatrefoil to apex and hood-mould with floral end-stops. Circular clock face above and lancet above that as in southern and northern fronts. Broach spire with lucarnes to alternate faces. Nave of 5 bays. South front has projecting plinths supporting pilaster buttresses of the same depth which rise to 3/4 of height of wall and then die via off-sets. Simple lancet windows between with ashlar quoins and voussoirs. Gabled porch to second bay from west of later date than main building. Simple corbel table below eaves. Vestry adjoining and obscuring chancel has gabled end with central gable chimney stack. North front: similar save for absence of vestry and quarter-octagonal stair turret in angle between west wall of nave and west tower. Bands of fish-scale tiling to nave and chancel roof alternating with plain tiles. Interior: Very deeply chamfered arch to chancel with pulpit set against right hand reveal; passage staircase to pulpit from vestry. Enriched pulpit and capitals and east window of 3 lights with 2 sexfoil and one cinquefoil to apex. Stained glass of c.1860 western organ gallery supported on iron columns. Monuments to Edward Marsland of 1869 by M Noble and E Thomas Marsland also of 1869 by M Noble.
Listing NGR: SJ8814073622
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 59055
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Colvin, H M, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840, (1978)
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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