Church of St Margaret
CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, WHALLEY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1254863
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Margaret
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, WHALLEY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1254863
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Margaret
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, WHALLEY 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 MARGARET, WHALLEY ROAD
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 82816 95432
Details
MANCHESTER
SJ89NW WHALLEY ROAD, Whalley Range 698-1/4/831 (South East side) 03/10/74 Church of St Margaret
II
Church. 1848-9, by J.Harrison. Coursed sandstone rubble, red tile roof with cockscomb ridge. Decorated style. Nave with north and south aisles, north porch, west steeple, chancel with north vestry and south chapel. The 3-stage tower has a plinth with moulded gritstone coping, angle-buttresses, a 2-centred arched west doorway with moulded surround and hoodmould with carved stops, a 2-light traceried west window with trefoil lights and hoodmould, a lancet to the 2nd stage, louvred belfry windows (like the first below but shorter), and a broach spire which has large 2-light lucarnes at the base, with louvres and crocketed gablets, small lucarnes on 2 levels above, and a weathervane. The 5-bay nave has 2-light clerestory windows with cusped traceried heads; the north aisle has buttresses and segmental-pointed windows of 3 trefoil lights, and a gabled porch to the 2nd bay, with diagonal buttresses, a moulded 2-centred arched doorway with hoodmould, and coped gable with apex cross; the south aisle has windows like those of the north aisle but with mouchette tracery, and a 2-centred arched doorway with figured stops to the hoodmould. The chancel and chapel have 3-light east windows with elaborate mouchette tracery, and the chapel has 2-light windows also with mouchette tracery. Interior: not inspected.
Listing NGR: SJ8281695432
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 458153
- 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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