Church of St Luke
CHURCH OF ST LUKE, CHURCH BANK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1231229
- Date first listed:
- 14-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Luke
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST LUKE, CHURCH BANK
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1231229
- Date first listed:
- 14-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Luke
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST LUKE, CHURCH BANK
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 ST LUKE, CHURCH BANK
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Goostrey
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 77938 70022
Details
GOOSTREY C.P. CHURCH BANK SJ 77 SE
2/30 Church of St Luke
14.2.67
GV II*
Parish Church, 1796 (Pevsner). Red brick with stone dressing and slate roof. 3 bay nave and small apsidal sanctuary. Square west tower divided into three vertical sections by narrow stone bands. The lowest section has two small semi-circular headed windows, one above the other, on the west face. The lower window is stone dressed with lead lattice glazing, the upper is a brick opening with stone sill and square leaded glazing. Above the first band there is a weathered stone tablet, under a moulded cornice, which is surmounted by a clock set in a projecting circular stone frame. Other tower faces, at this level, have glazed circular openings with wooden crossed mullions. At bell stage there are stone dressed semi-circular headed openings with springers, keys, and louvre infilling. There is a parapet band and a low brick parapet with stone cornice and pyramid corner pinnacles. The nave walls have a weathered stone plinth and large semi-circular headed stone dressed windows with stained glass or leaded glazing. The south nave door opening is rusticated and its semi-circular head is filled with oak bead and flush radial panelling. There are a pair of six panel bead and flush doors below. The east end is a canted chancel-apse with stone dressed semi-circular headed stained glass window and flat roof. A C20 vestry with hipped slate roof has been added at the north-west end of the church. Interior: Semi-circular plastered apse, with hemispherical ceiling springing from a deep wooden cornice, which is supported by reeded Corinthian capped pilasters which flank the east window and the opening. The apse is flanked by a three panel high dado which is surmounted by a semi-circular headed blind arcade with the four panels separated by slender Corinthian capped shafts. The wall dressing is completed by a carved panel frieze and console supported cornice. The sanctuary has a white marble and mosaic floor and there is an astragal moulded communion rail on six turned shafts. Panelling in choir extends up to window arch springing line. Stone based, polygonal oak pulpit with semi-circular headed sunk panels and reeded Corinthian columns at angles. Highly carved lectern with cross roof base and coupled shaft supports. Five C18 or C19 marble/stone wall memorials in choir and nave. Panelled organ gallery across west end of church supported on two slender moulded cast iron columns. Flat ceiling with simple moulded cornice.
Listing NGR: SJ7793870022
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 406183
- 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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