St Katherines Chapel (Lydiate Abbey)
ST KATHERINES CHAPEL (LYDIATE ABBEY), SOUTHPORT ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1199469
- Date first listed:
- 11-Oct-1968
- List Entry Name:
- St Katherines Chapel (Lydiate Abbey)
- Statutory Address:
- ST KATHERINES CHAPEL (LYDIATE ABBEY), SOUTHPORT ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1199469
- Date first listed:
- 11-Oct-1968
- List Entry Name:
- St Katherines Chapel (Lydiate Abbey)
- Statutory Address 1:
- ST KATHERINES CHAPEL (LYDIATE ABBEY), SOUTHPORT 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:
- ST KATHERINES CHAPEL (LYDIATE ABBEY), SOUTHPORT ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Sefton (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Lydiate
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 36391 04889
Details
SD 30 SE; 7/97
LYDIATE,
SOUTHPORT ROAD (west side),
St. Katherine's Chapel (Lydiate Abbey)
11.10.68
G.V.
II*
Ruined chapel. Late C15 or early C16. For John or Lawrence Ireland.
Stone. 5-bay nave, south porch and west tower. Diagonal
buttresses and remains of cornice to nave. Three-light
Perpendicular south windows with transoms, tracery
remaining to central windows, between weathered buttresses.
Porch at western end now has only lower parts of walls
remaining (1985) and Tudor-arched headed to inner entrance.
Blank north wall with buttresses. East end has walls
flanking window up to springers. Tower of three stages with
dripmoulds and diagonal buttresses. West window, tracery
missing. Top 2-light bell openings. Interior has 4-centred
tower arch on half-octagonal responds.
Listing NGR: SD3639104889
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 216496
- 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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