Christ Church
CHRIST CHURCH, STATION ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1159696
- Date first listed:
- 09-Aug-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Christ Church
- Statutory Address:
- CHRIST CHURCH, STATION ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1159696
- Date first listed:
- 09-Aug-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Christ Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHRIST CHURCH, STATION ROAD
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:
- CHRIST CHURCH, STATION ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Warrington (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Poulton-with-Fearnhead
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 63103 90210
Details
SJ 69 SW POULTON-WITH-FEARNHEAD STAION ROAD Padgate
3/29 Christ Church
9/8/1966 II
Parish Church 1838, with chancel 1882 by W Owen. Red brick nave in Flemish Bond, brown brick chancel in English Bond all with slate roofs. 5 bay nave in lancet style with narrower less lofty chancel flanked on south by the vestry and on north by the organ chamber. Gothic arched gable entrances to nave flanked by treble shafts with rings and surmounted by a-steeply angled triangular panel enclosing a small lancet sinking. Buttresses surmounted by pilasters with sinkings and steeply weathered caps flank the opening. Lancet windows to nave have stone sills and heads, sill band, which was formerly moulded and string course which rises up over window heads. Leaded light glazing with stained glass in nave and chancel gables. Bracketted eaves cornice with lead gutter, gable copings and bell--cote with mouldings to sill and head rising above apex. Lead ridge to nave, tile ridge to chancel. Interior: Altar brought forward and whole of chancel now used for choir. Small marble reredos with inset panels and 4 gold angels remains. Chancel has 2 hammer beam trusses with collars, short king posts, shallow curved beams and trefoil infilling, exposed purlins and rafters and boarded soffite. Nave has kingpost trusses with curved braces below tie beams, gothic arcade infilling, exposed purlins and plastered soffite. Brass monuments to former Vicar and Church Warden.
Listing NGR: SJ6310390210
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 58907
- 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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