Church of Our Lady Immaculate
CHURCH OF OUR LADY IMMACULATE, VICARAGE PLACE, PRESCOT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1199627
- Date first listed:
- 19-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Our Lady Immaculate
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF OUR LADY IMMACULATE, VICARAGE PLACE, PRESCOT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1199627
- Date first listed:
- 19-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Our Lady Immaculate
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF OUR LADY IMMACULATE, VICARAGE PLACE, PRESCOT
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 IMMACULATE, VICARAGE PLACE, PRESCOT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Knowsley (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Prescot
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 46413 92711
Details
SJ 49 SE
6/43
PRESCOT
VICARAGE PLACE (west end)
Church of Our Lady Immaculate
GV
II
Catholic church. 1856-7. By J. Hansom. Rock-faced stone
with ashlar dressings and slate roof. 7-bay nave, shallow
transepts and 2-bay chancel. Nave has 2-light windows with
plate tracery between deep weathered buttresses; gabled
south porch has diagonal buttresses and statue in niche
above entrance. West front has 2-light windows flanking
buttress with canted inner angles forming stair turret; top
gargoyles and short spire with iron cross. South transept
has diagonal buttresses and 4-light window with Geometrical
tracery; north transept has extension for confessionals and
passage to presbytery. Chancel has 2 windows of 2 lights to
south and 4-light east window. Interior: Roof has panels
with C20 colour scheme. West gallery on braced timber
posts. Stepped triple segmental-pointed arches to transepts
on piers with foliate capitals. Chancel arch has continuous
mouldings and hood mould with angel stops; flanking marble
altars and reredoses. Chancel reredos has gabled traceried
panels, cresting and central gabled aedicule.
Listing NGR: SJ4641292711
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 215301
- 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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