Remains of Church of St Mary
REMAINS OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, PRIORY STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1218757
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Remains of Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- REMAINS OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, PRIORY STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1218757
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1950
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 10-Aug-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Remains of Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- REMAINS OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, PRIORY STREET
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:
- REMAINS OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, PRIORY STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wirral (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 32844 88554
Details
BIRKENHEAD
SJ3288NE PRIORY STREET 789-1/14/141 (East side) 29/07/50 Remains of Church of St Mary (Formerly Listed as: CHURCH STREET Church of St Mary)
GV II
Remains of Church of St Mary. 1821. By Thomas Rickman, partly demolished in 1975. Finely coursed and squared sandstone facing over brick. Originally the church consisted of a W tower, 5-bay aiseless nave, polygonal sanctuary and very large transepts (added 1832-5); of this the W tower and part of the nave and transepts survive. West tower with two flanking porches, and a length of south wall are all that survive. Two stage tower with foiled lancet windows in first stage with clock over, and moulded arched doors in crocketted expressed gabled hoodmould in south porch. Plain moulded doorway in north porch. 2-light belfry openings in second stage. Embattled parapet and recessed spire with lucarnes. 3 bays of south wall, divided by buttresses with pinnacles, and 2- and 3-light windows with cast-iron tracery. Embattled parapet. The church was built to serve the expanding new town of Birkenhead, but became redundant in 1975, when the rest of the structure was demolished. (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N and Hubbard E: Cheshire: Harmondsworth: 1971-).
Listing NGR: SJ3284488554
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 389302
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Hubbard, E, The Buildings of England: Cheshire, (1971)
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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