Church of St George (United Reformed)
CHURCH OF ST GEORGE (UNITED REFORMED), ST GEORGES WAY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1185603
- Date first listed:
- 02-Dec-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St George (United Reformed)
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST GEORGE (UNITED REFORMED), ST GEORGES WAY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1185603
- Date first listed:
- 02-Dec-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St George (United Reformed)
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST GEORGE (UNITED REFORMED), ST GEORGES WAY
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 GEORGE (UNITED REFORMED), ST GEORGES WAY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wirral (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 30454 80977
Details
BEBINGTON ST. GEORGE'S WAY
SJ 38 SW
(north side)
Thornton Hough
16/254 CHURCH OF ST GEORGE
United Reformed
Church
G.V. II*
Congregational, now United Reformed Church. 1906-7. By
J. Lomax Simpson, for Lord Leverhulme. Stone with stone
slate roof. Nave, transepts, crossing tower, chancel, south
vestry. Romanesque style. 5-bay nave, sill course flat
buttresses and corbel table. Windows of 3 round-headed
lights with colonnettes and tympana, eastern windows of 2
lights with decorated tympana. Western gabled porches with
round-headed entrances of 3 orders, doors with elaborate
iron strap hinges. West end has 3-light window, tympanum
with interlacing. Transepts have angle buttresses, paired
round-headed lights and flanking 3-bay blind arcading, round
window with zig-zag moulding above. Tower angle buttresses
with nook shafts, bell stage has sill course, 3-bay blind
arcade with central 2-light louvred openings, clasping
buttresses, corbelled parapet and recessed pyramidal roof.
Octagonal turret to south east has blind arcading and
pyramidal roof. Chancel has round apse, 5 windows,
buttresses with nook shafts, window to north and south.
Vestry has parapet, 5 windows between paired shafts; lateral
stack and entrance. North porch to chancel has gabled east
end with entrance, organ loft has 6-bay blind arcade with 2
windows, drip mould with bosses, gable with small window.
Interior: Waggon roof with tie beams. Crossing arches on
paired responds, interlace arcading to chancel. Much
carving, biblical scenes to capitals. Screen to west end of
nave, pulpit and choir stalls, round font are richly
decorated.
Listing NGR: SJ3045480977
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 215589
- 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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