Church of St Alban and Church Hall
CHURCH OF ST ALBAN AND CHURCH HALL, BURGESS ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1259264
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jan-1997
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Alban and Church Hall
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST ALBAN AND CHURCH HALL, BURGESS ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1259264
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jan-1997
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Alban and Church Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST ALBAN AND CHURCH HALL, BURGESS 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 ALBAN AND CHURCH HALL, BURGESS ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Southampton (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 43140 15688
Details
SOUTHAMPTON
SU41 NW BURGESS ROAD, Swaythling
(North side)
983-0/7/10015 Church of St Alban and Church Hall
II
Anglican church. 1933, by Welch, Cachemaille-Day and Lander. Rendered brick with Weldon stone dressings. Clay plain tile roofs with gabled ends. PLAN: Cruciform plan with altar under the crossing tower and Lady Chapel in the chancel, north and south transepts, 3-bay nave with wide aisles; the nave was intended to be longer and west end was completed later. Attached to the south transept is the coeval church hall. Gothic style. EXTERIOR: Chancel and north transept have 5-light Perpendicular windows with 4-centred arches, the nave west window has 2-centred arch and Geometric tracery and the aisles have 3-light straight-head Perpendicular windows. Large, but squat, crossing tower with diagonal buttresses, circular stair-turret on the SE corner, battlements and 3-light straight-head Perpendicular windows in the top stage. Later porch with flat roof on the west end. Attached to the south transept the church hall with large wooden mullion-transom windows with hipped roofs above the eaves, the south end with hipped roof with lower eaves and central gable set back with Tudor arch doorway; later additions to east side of church hall. INTERIOR: Spacious interior with plastered walls and stone arches. Wide nave and aisles with 3-bay double-chamfered 4-centred arch arcades and large moulded 2-centred crossing arches without capitals, the east and south arches dying into the round stair-turret. Roof ceiled by boarded panels has tie-beams and tall crown-posts. Furnishings complete: Altar under the crossing, simple wooden altar rail with solid low side screens to sanctuary, pulpit and seating and polygonal font with cover. Church hall roof is ceiled with plywood and has a stage at the north end. SOURCES: Buildings of England, page 574. The Architect and Building News, June 30th, 1933, pp 384-391.
Listing NGR: SU4518915058
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 463067
- 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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