Former Church of St Thomas
FORMER CHURCH OF ST THOMAS, ARDWICK GREEN NORTH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1197828
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Former Church of St Thomas
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER CHURCH OF ST THOMAS, ARDWICK GREEN NORTH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1197828
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Former Church of St Thomas
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER CHURCH OF ST THOMAS, ARDWICK GREEN NORTH
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:
- FORMER CHURCH OF ST THOMAS, ARDWICK GREEN NORTH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Manchester (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 85185 97321
Details
MANCHESTER
SJ8597 ARDWICK GREEN NORTH, Ardwick
698-1/20/474 (North side)
03/10/74 Former Church of St Thomas
GV II
Church, now community services centre. 1741, widened 1777 and extended eastwards 1831, tower added 1836 (by William Hayley). Red brick in Flemish bond with some sandstone dressings (roof concealed). Rectangular plan with west porch and tower. Simple Georgian style, with Italian campanile tower. Two-storey 7-window nave (originally 5 and 2 added) with rusticated quoins, moulded cornice, brick parapet with stone coping; round-headed windows to both floors, all with raised stone sills and small imposts, those at 1st floor with Y-tracery and those at ground floor altered. Shallow rectangular addition to west end with projecting square tower, matching quoins, modillioned cornice (carried round tower); round-headed west doorway to base of tower, with impost bands; narrow arcaded round-headed windows to 1st floor, with linking imposts; 3 stages of tower above the cornice, the 1st with slit windows in arcaded blank arches, the next with similar arcades to the front and clock-faces in the sides, and the top with 3-light open-arcaded belfry, prominent cornice and pyramidal roof with weathervane finial. Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: SJ8518597321
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 387884
- 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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