Church of Our Lady and St Joseph
CHURCH OF OUR LADY AND ST JOSEPH, WARWICK ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1197148
- Date first listed:
- 11-Apr-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Our Lady and St Joseph
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF OUR LADY AND ST JOSEPH, WARWICK ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1197148
- Date first listed:
- 11-Apr-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Our Lady and St Joseph
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF OUR LADY AND ST JOSEPH, WARWICK 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:
- CHURCH OF OUR LADY AND ST JOSEPH, WARWICK ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 40646 55850
Details
CARLISLE
NY4055 WARWICK ROAD 671-1/11/302 (South side) Church of Our Lady and St Joseph
GV II
Roman Catholic church. 1891-3 by Dunn, Hansom and Dunn of Newcastle. Red sandstone ashlar on chamfered plinth, with stepped buttresses, string courses and eaves cornice. Graduated greenslate roofs with coped gables and cross finials; decorative ridge tiles. West 3-storey tower; 8-bay nave/chancel under common roof, with aisles and contemporary south porch; in Perpendicular style. Tower has west double doors in pointed arch within a cusped and pedimented porch with Statue of Our Lady; left angle turret projects and rises above battlemented parapet; small 2- and 3-light traceried window; belfry has pierced quatrefoil panels with cusped heads under flat arches. Aisles have traceried 3-light cusped-headed windows under flat arches; the north aisle has broad and narrow interval buttresses. 2-light cusped-headed clerestory windows under flat arches. East window of flowing tracery is based on the Bishop's Eye at Lincoln. INTERIOR: screened baptistry with organ gallery projecting from the tower arch above. 7-bay aisles have grouped and octagonal columns under pointed moulded arches. Open timber vaulted roof with carved angel corbels. Open late C19 pine benches. Late C19 and early C20 unsigned figurative stained glass in some windows. Chancel has carved wooden figure in elaborately figured carved surround under canopy, against east wall. HISTORY: An earlier design for a church on this site by the same architects, dated 1877, was published (see Carlisle Library Collection). Plans for the church are in Cumbria County Record Office, Ca/E1/339 and Ca/E4/2432. The foundation stone was laid on 18 May 1891, on land belonging to the Duke of Devonshire. It cost »10,000 and opened in 1893. The Presbytery of red brick adjoining the church is of the same date and architect (not included).
Listing NGR: NY4064655850
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 386906
- 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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