St Thomas Indian Orthodox Church
St Thomas Indian Orthodox Church, Mill Lane, West Derby, L12 7JU
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1208257
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jun-1985
- List Entry Name:
- St Thomas Indian Orthodox Church
- Statutory Address:
- St Thomas Indian Orthodox Church, Mill Lane, West Derby, L12 7JU
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1208257
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jun-1985
- List Entry Name:
- St Thomas Indian Orthodox Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- St Thomas Indian Orthodox Church, Mill Lane, West Derby, L12 7JU
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 Thomas Indian Orthodox Church, Mill Lane, West Derby, L12 7JU
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Liverpool (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 39393 92699
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 11 March 2026 to update the Name and Address and reformat the text to current standards
SJ 3992
22/745
MILL LANE (south side), L12
St Thomas Indian Orthodox Church
(Formerly listed as Church of St. James)
II
Church, 1845-1846, E. Welch; Chancel, 1879, W. & J. Hay. West tower (ritual west is actual north), five-bay nave, transepts and chancel flanked by chapel and vestry. three-stage tower has angle buttresses. West entrance has two orders with carved tympanum and hood mould with head stops; gableted roundel over, a lancet over, then weathering to battered bell stage with paired louvred bell opening. Lombard frieze and pyramidal roof. To south is later round baptistry with lancets, gabled entrance and Lombard frieze. Nave has lancets with shafts and hood moulds with head stops between gabled buttresses; weathered sill band and Lombard frieze to parapet. Transepts have three stepped lancets with roundel over, angle buttresses with panelled pinnacles. One bay of old chancel then north chapel of five lancets, gabled porch, two light east window with rounded. Chancel east window has five lancets taller central one flanked by roundels. South chapel as north but vestry with canted end, straight headed windows and porch with rounded over entrance. Gabled south porch of two orders. Roof has two flat-topped dormers with five cusped lights, also to first bay of chancel.
Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: SJ3939392699
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 359085
- 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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