Church of St Lewis
CHURCH OF ST LEWIS, MUSTARD LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1139383
- Date first listed:
- 09-Aug-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Lewis
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST LEWIS, MUSTARD LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1139383
- Date first listed:
- 09-Aug-1966
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 22-Aug-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Lewis
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST LEWIS, MUSTARD 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 LEWIS, MUSTARD LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Warrington (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Croft
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 63975 94320
Details
SJ 69 SW CROFT MUSTARD LANE- Little Town 3/4 Church of St Lewis. (formerly listed as 9/8/1966 St Lewis Catholic Chapel)
GV II
Catholic church 1827 (Pevsner). Brown brick with slate roof, rectangular with gable pediment, 3 window bays. Pedimented gable portico with Delian Order caps to columns and pilasters and continuous line of guttae separating the architrave from the frieze. The entrance is a recessed engaged fluted Doric column doorcase with fluted transome and radial bar fanlight holding a pair of 3 panel doors with raised and fielded panels. Gable windows are recessed with stone sills and flat skewback arches, those at ground floor built-up whereas upper windows are metal with leaded lights and some stained glass. The large metal windows to north and south have semicircular heads, leaded lights and stained glass motifs in upper sections. Interior: No separate chancel and nave, elaborate fluted Corinthian giant pilasters, on pedestals, flank the apsidal santuary and form internal angles of east end, between these there are arched recesses with archivolts the north recess holding a high quality marble altar dedicated to "Our Lady". There are good carved hardwood stations of the cross. The flat plastered ceiling has coved and bracketted cornice and a large ceiling rose with fret and acanthus decorations.
Listing NGR: SJ6397594320
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 58882
- 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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