Church of St Aidan and St Luke
CHURCH OF ST AIDAN AND ST LUKE, CITY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1247082
- Date first listed:
- 12-Dec-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Aidan and St Luke
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST AIDAN AND ST LUKE, CITY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1247082
- Date first listed:
- 12-Dec-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Aidan and St Luke
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST AIDAN AND ST LUKE, CITY ROAD
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 AIDAN AND ST LUKE, CITY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Sheffield (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 37103 86306
Details
SHEFFIELD
SK38NE CITY ROAD 784-1/6/175 (North East side) Church of St Aidan and St Luke
GV II
Parish church. Dated 1933. By Flockton & Son. Internal alterations 1975 by Prof. Murta. Uncoursed squared stone with ashlar and concrete dressings and Westmorland slate roofs. Gothic Revival style. PLAN: sanctuary, chancel with clerestory, side chapel, organ chamber and vestries, transepts, crossing tower, nave with clerestory and aisles, west porches. EXTERIOR: plinth, moulded coped gables. Windows are mainly flat-headed untraceried lancets. Single bay sanctuary has a traceried 2-light window to south. 2 bay chancel has to east a traceried 3-light pointed arch window flanked by tall single lancets with transoms. South side has two 3-light windows, and north side a similar window. South side chapel has to east a projecting shouldered gable with a 2-light window flanked by single light windows, and to west, a 3-light window. 2 storey organ chamber has to north a 2-light window. Adjoining vestry has flat-roofed porch with moulded coping and to west, segmental pointed door and single light window. Transepts have a tall segmental pointed recess containing a traceried 3-light pointed arch window, flanked by tall flat-headed single lancets, all with transoms. Square crossing tower, single stage, has clasping buttresses with traceried panels at their heads and small louvred openings in the buttresses on each side. Pyramidal roof with weathercock. 2 bay chancel has on each side a 3-light window to east and a 2-light window to west. West end has a tall segmental pointed arched recess containing a tall traceried 3-light pointed arch window flanked by tall flat-headed single lancets, all with transoms. Aisles have a 3-light window to east. To west, a coped gable flanked by buttresses and containing a pointed arched double door with fanlight. At the west end, a 2-light window. INTERIOR: ashlar faced interior has 4-centred arches throughout. Sanctuary has moulded arch with full width blind arcade above. Chancel has an arch on either side, the taller northern arch containing the organ. To west again, larger arches to the side chapel and vestry. Low pitched late C20 ceiling with moulded beams. South side chapel has lean-to roof and transverse arch. East end has marble and slate reredos. South-east window has stained glass, 1958. Crossing has moulded arches on each side, and panelled ceiling. Transepts have smaller chamfered arches to east and west, those to west with glazed wooden screens. South transept has stained glass south windows, 1945. Nave has flat ceiling with moulded beams, and west end separated by late C20 concrete and wood glazed screen carrying a mezzanine floor. Below this, entrance lobby with late C20 door to north. Aisles have lean-to roofs. North aisle has glazed door with overlight to east. Fittings include C19 desk and chair, and late C20 wooden pulpit, altar rail and lectern. (Architecture of the 1930s in Sheffield: Fawcett AP: Sheffield: 1989-).
Listing NGR: SK3710386306
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 456253
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Fawcett, A P, Architecture of the 1930s in Sheffield, (1989)
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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