Church of St Ann
CHURCH OF ST ANN, ST ANN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1247612
- Date first listed:
- 25-Feb-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Ann
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST ANN, ST ANN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1247612
- Date first listed:
- 25-Feb-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Ann
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST ANN, ST ANN 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:
- CHURCH OF ST ANN, ST ANN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Manchester (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 83784 98354
Details
SJ 8398 SE, 698-1/27/384
MANCHESTER,
ST ANN STREET (South side), Church of St Ann
25/02/52
GV
I
Church. 1709-12 (traditionally said to have been designed by
Sir Christopher Wren or one of his pupils); restored 1886-91 by
Alfred Waterhouse. Sandstone ashlar, hipped slate roof.
Classical style. Nave with east apse and west tower. The
2-storey 6-bay nave has coupled pilasters to both levels, the
lower being fluted Corinthian and the upper plain, both with
cornices, each bay containing large round-headed windows with
keystones, and the westernmost a square headed doorway in a
large pedimented tetrastyle Corinthian doorcase with fluted
columns; and a pilastered parapet (formerly with urns). The
semi-circular full-height apse has tall fluted Corinthian
pilasters, a full entablature with carved emblems on the
frieze, a very prominent cornice, and large round-headed
windows with panelled aprons, moulded imposts and enriched
keystones. The square west tower has four stages divided by
string courses and a mid-height cornice, rusticated clasping
corner pilasters to the lower half, a Tuscan pilaster west
doorway, coupled round-headed lancets to the second stage, an
oculus in a blank arch to the third stage (and clock-faces under
segmental pediments in the north and south sides), a belfry
stage with coupled fluted Corinthian pilasters framing
round-headed 3-light louvred belfry windows with keystones,
and a moulded cornice and balustraded parapet (originally
surrounding a 3-stage cupola).
INTERIOR: galleries on three sides,
supported by stout Tuscan columns (replacing square pillars),
and with upper arcades on original slender Tuscan columns;
most furnishings dating from C19 restoration, including choir
in nave, but fragments of original pulpit and communion rail
survive. Stained glass by Frederick Shields.
HISTORY: second
oldest church in Manchester, built as part of early C18
development of St Ann's Square; formerly had strong Whig and
Anti-Jacobite connections; John Wesley preached here 1733 and
1738, Thomas De Quincey was baptized here 1785.
Listing NGR: SJ8378898353
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 457202
- 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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