Stockton Parish Church
Stockton Parish Church, High Street, Stockton, Stockton on Tees, TS18 1SP
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1139977
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jan-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Stockton Parish Church
- Statutory Address:
- Stockton Parish Church, High Street, Stockton, Stockton on Tees, TS18 1SP
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1139977
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jan-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Stockton Parish Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- Stockton Parish Church, High Street, Stockton, Stockton on Tees, TS18 1SP
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:
- Stockton Parish Church, High Street, Stockton, Stockton on Tees, TS18 1SP
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Stockton-on-Tees (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 44572 19251
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 10/05/2017
NZ 4419 SE
28/55
STOCKTON ON TEES
HIGH STREET (east side)
Stockton Parish Church
(Formerly listed as Church of St. Thomas)
19.1.51
Replaces medieval chancery dedicated to St Thomas of Canterbury. Built 1710-12 reportedly with advice from Wren. Restored 1893, reseated and chancel added by R J Johnson in 1906. Site chapel and choir vestry added by W D Caröe 1925.
Six bay aisled nave with west tower and taller three bay chancel (ie taller than nave). Built of brick with stone dressings, quoins, moulded string to parapet and moulded coping. Round leaded windows each containing a round leaded lancel (original tracery pattern) and with long aprons below. Lead rainwater heads between most windows, one on north side dated 1712.
Low pitched roof (no clerestory) over nave and aisles with half gables flanking west tower. Three stage tower with corner pinnacles and round leaded louvre belfry style windows. Moulded string over clock stage. West doorway restored: round headed with segmental pediment open to fanlight, joined by ramped apron to window above which is capped by a pediment. A small version of this on south door segmental eaved architrave with heavy label and shortened window above. Three bay south chapel with a similar door - reused from position also on south side. Taller early C20 chancel in heavy "Wrenaissance" style. Brick with brick piers. Stone dressed oeils-de-boeuf windows. Two blocked doorways to south. At the east end a large round leaded window with a concave jamb and an armorial cartouche above breaking into open pediment stone balustrade at sides with ball finials to dies; east end pediment has urns at base and cross at apex. Vestries etc, on north side.
Interior: square piers to arcade, composite to rib vaulted south chapel. Top lit aisles, galleries removed. Variety of good carved C19 and C20 bench ends to good oak pews (including the Stockton-Darlington railway). Rich woodwork in chancery. Early C18 lectern and upper part of a three deck pulpit. Altar rails made from drift oak collected by Captain William Christopher while on Captain Cook's voyage to Hudson's Bay. Single storey new aisle to south of chancel.
Listing NGR: NZ4457119253
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 59456
- 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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