The Church of St Peter
THE CHURCH OF ST PETER, WEIR LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1139360
- Date first listed:
- 22-Aug-1983
- List Entry Name:
- The Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- THE CHURCH OF ST PETER, WEIR LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1139360
- Date first listed:
- 22-Aug-1983
- List Entry Name:
- The Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE CHURCH OF ST PETER, WEIR 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:
- THE CHURCH OF ST PETER, WEIR LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Warrington (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Woolston
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 65520 89078
Details
SJ 68 NE WOOLSTON WEIR LANE Martinscroft 7/33 The Church of St Peter
II
Catholic church 1831 (Pevsner). Brick with rendered plinth and quoins and modern tyrolean treatment elsewhere with slate roof. Rectangular building of 4 bays in lancet style with presbytery behind chancel at south end. North gable entrance to the nave is pair of 4 panel doors in gothic opening with timber panelled transome. The entrance is flanked by cast iron lattice windows in lancent openings with stone sills and a single bell is hung in an opening over the door. Two-way projecting quoint pilasters with moulded eaves cornices and pyramid finials. Lead covered gable coping. Nave walls have lattice windows in lancet openings but those nearest chancel have stained glass. Projecting coved eaves cornice with lead gutter.
Interior: Apsidal sanctuary set into wall common to presbytery. Marble altar, reredos and dado with terrazzo up to deep plaster cornice and painted ceiling. Main alter flanked west by marble "Lady" altar and east by vestry door with mosaic memorial pictures above each and whole wall in marble up to coved ceiling cornice. Side walls brown marble dado with white marble to window arch springing lines. Mosaic stations of the cross with mosaic memorial pictures (1875 to 1912) above in spaces between windows. Grained timber choir gallery and screen north end of nave, flat ceiling with cove.
Listing NGR: SJ6552089078
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 58911
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Hubbard, E, The Buildings of England: Cheshire, (1971)
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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