Tower of the Former Church of St Michael
TOWER OF THE FORMER CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, EASTGATE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1245822
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Tower of the Former Church of St Michael
- Statutory Address:
- TOWER OF THE FORMER CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, EASTGATE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1245822
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Dec-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Tower of the Former Church of St Michael
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWER OF THE FORMER CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, EASTGATE STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- TOWER OF THE FORMER CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, SOUTHGATE 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:
- TOWER OF THE FORMER CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, EASTGATE STREET
- Statutory Address:
- TOWER OF THE FORMER CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, SOUTHGATE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Gloucester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 83170 18541
Details
GLOUCESTER
SO8318NW EASTGATE STREET 844-1/8/126 (South side) 23/01/52 Tower of the former Church of St Michael (Formerly Listed as: SOUTHGATE STREET (East side) Church of St Michael)
II*
Includes: Tower of the former Church of St Michael SOUTHGATE STREET. Tower of the former parish church of St Michael, now used as a tourist information centre. Built between 1455 & 1472 at west end of medieval church of St Michael. Except for tower the church demolished 1849, rebuilt 1851 and demolished 1955-6, minor alterations to tower for use as office 1980. Ashlar, lead roof. PLAN: a large, square belfry tower, the former entrance doorway in the west side facing Southgate Street, the office on the ground floor now entered through C20 glazed screen infilling the archway between the tower and the former nave. EXTERIOR: three principal stages; the corners with massive offset clasping buttresses of plain ashlar capped by courses of weathering rising to the mid-point of the central stage; above the buttressses the angles of the tower are canted, slightly extruded and faced with Perpendicular Gothic panels; three bays of panels between the angles on each face; in each of the south, west and north faces of the central stage a large four-light window with a central transom and rectilinear tracery, the crown of the arch capped by a gablet with carved finial; on each face of the upper stage a large, three-light belfry window with a central transom, solid panels below the transom and louvres in the rectiliniar tracery of the window arch; trefoil-headed panels in spandrels above; embattled parapet with elaborate tracery panelling; the former pinnacles at the corners have been removed. INTERIOR: an elaborate lierne vault in the central stage now concealed by a false ceiling. Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Listing NGR: SO8317018541
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 472215
- 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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