St Marys Presbytery and Part of Franciscan Convent With Attached Garden Wall

ST MARYS PRESBYTERY AND PART OF FRANCISCAN CONVENT WITH ATTACHED GARDEN WALL, 1 AND 3, TODMORDEN ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1244985
Date first listed:
29-Sept-1977
List Entry Name:
St Marys Presbytery and Part of Franciscan Convent With Attached Garden Wall
Statutory Address:
ST MARYS PRESBYTERY AND PART OF FRANCISCAN CONVENT WITH ATTACHED GARDEN WALL, 1 AND 3, TODMORDEN ROAD
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Date:
2002-07-15
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1244985
Date first listed:
29-Sept-1977
Date of most recent amendment:
19-Nov-1997
List Entry Name:
St Marys Presbytery and Part of Franciscan Convent With Attached Garden Wall
Statutory Address 1:
ST MARYS PRESBYTERY AND PART OF FRANCISCAN CONVENT WITH ATTACHED GARDEN WALL, 1 AND 3, TODMORDEN ROAD

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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.

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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
ST MARYS PRESBYTERY AND PART OF FRANCISCAN CONVENT WITH ATTACHED GARDEN WALL, 1 AND 3, TODMORDEN ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Lancashire
District:
Burnley (District Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SD 84670 32499

Details

BURNLEY

SD8432NE TODMORDEN ROAD 906-1/17/140 (West side) 29/09/77 Nos.1 AND 3 St Mary's Presbytery and part of Franciscan Convent, with attached garden wall (Formerly Listed as: TODMORDEN ROAD (West side) St Mary's Presbytery and Chapel to Our Lady of Mercy Convent)

GV II

Pair of town houses, now presbytery and part of adjoining convent; with attached garden wall. Early C19, with later C19 addition to the left; altered. Mostly sandstone ashlar, with slate roof. Double-depth plan, the presbytery to the left double-fronted and the other single-fronted. 2 storeys, 3+2 windows, the 1st bay slightly set back, plus a 2-window extension to the left; with a plinth, rusticated quoins, moulded gutter cornice and coped gables. The presbytery has the doorway in the centre and the convent has the doorway to the right, both with moulded architraves, cornices on scrolled consoles, and glazed and panelled doors with overlights. The windows have plain surrounds, those of the presbytery sashed without glazing bars and those of the convent now top-hung casements. The addition to the left is of coursed squared sandstone, is set back, and has one window on each floor to the left and a mid-level window to the right, all sashed without glazing bars. Gable chimneys and ridge chimneys. INTERIOR not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: the garden wall, enclosing the front and south sides of long front gardens, is of coursed squared sandstone with rounded coping, approx 2m high at the front and 3m high along most of the south side, with a ramp at the junction.



Listing NGR: SD8467032499

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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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