Presbytery to Roman Catholic Church of St Mary and Attached Convent
PRESBYTERY TO ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ATTACHED CONVENT, BACK LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1257727
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Presbytery to Roman Catholic Church of St Mary and Attached Convent
- Statutory Address:
- PRESBYTERY TO ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ATTACHED CONVENT, BACK LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1257727
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Presbytery to Roman Catholic Church of St Mary and Attached Convent
- Statutory Address 1:
- PRESBYTERY TO ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ATTACHED CONVENT, BACK LANE
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:
- PRESBYTERY TO ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ATTACHED CONVENT, BACK LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Sefton (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 31995 01712
Details
CROSBY
SD3101 BACK LANE, Little Crosby 778-1/4/166 (South side) Presbytery to Roman Catholic Church of St Mary, and attached convent
GV II
Presbytery, with attached chapel (subsequently remodelled as convent). Probably all early C18, enlarged and/or remodelled in mid C19 (and altered in C20): the presbytery, dated 1850 on the porch, has a datestone of 1719 on its rear wing, and the convent, dated 1859 on the former porch, has remains of C18 windows at the rear. All brick, the presbytery stuccoed and the convent of red brick with sandstone dressings; graduated slate roof to presbytery, stone slate roof to convent. PLAN: irregular plan, the presbytery with a double-fronted front range attached to the north end of a single-depth rear wing; and the convent attached to its north-east corner. PRESBYTERY: the front range, in Tudor style, 2 storeys and 2 windows, has a gabled single-storey porch with a shouldered outer opening, and a painted shield in the gable with the date 1850 above it; a 2-storey canted bay to the right with mullion-and-transom windows, a lean-to to the left and small windows on each floor of this side; gable copings with kneelers, a gable chimney to the left and an extruded chimney stack at the right-hand gable. Its rear wing has a raised band between floors, a modern 2-storey bay close to the front range and at 1st floor to the right of this a shouldered stone plaque inscribed "1719", with the Blundell shield. CONVENT: Tudor style, 2 storeys and 2:3 windows, with a gabled 2-storey former porch in the centre. This has a stone 1st-floor band carried round, patched brickwork at ground floor of the front (showing position of former doorway), a sunk panel with a carved shield at 1st floor dated 1859, gable coping with kneelers, and a segmental-pointed window in its left side wall. The main range to the left has a segmental-pointed doorway, a C19 2-light stone mullioned window to the right, 2 similar windows at 1st floor, and a square window offset left at mid level to the left. The main range to the right (probably formerly a schoolroom) has 2 tall formerly 2-light mullioned windows with altered glazing, and a small window at 1st floor to the left also with altered glazing. Gable copings with kneelers, gable chimney to left, large lateral ridge chimney in line with porch. The rear wall has the remains of 3 large round-headed windows with brick
voussoirs and stone keystones (like C18 chapel windows), various inserted windows and a single-storey service wing with a chimney. INTERIORS: not inspected. Forms group with Roman Catholic Church of St Mary (qv).
Listing NGR: SD3199501712
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 463495
- 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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