Church of St Michael and All Angels
CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, CHAPEL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1278472
- Date first listed:
- 09-Aug-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Michael and All Angels
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, CHAPEL LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1278472
- Date first listed:
- 09-Aug-1966
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 19-Jul-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Michael and All Angels
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, CHAPEL 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:
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, CHAPEL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Warrington (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Burtonwood and Westbrook
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 56519 92847
Details
SJ 59 SE BURTONWOOD C.P. CHAPEL LANE
1/7 Church of St Michael and All Angels (Formerly listed as Church of 9/8/1966 St Michael)
II
Church, founded 1606, rebuilt 1716, south aisle by E.J.Dod added 1939. Stone-dressed brick with grey slate roof to nave, copper to aisle. West tower, simple nave, south aisle, small apsidal chancel. 3-stage tower has circular windows to lower stage, clock and round-arched bell-openings, simple cornice with ball-finials and ornate weather-vane, south porch against tower has keystone inscribed Built 1716, rebuilt [porch only] 1939. Nave of 5 bays has round-headed Y-tracery windows to north. South aisle has similar windows with 2-light square-headed windows to clerestorey. 2 round-arched windows to chancel. Interior. Tuscan south arcade of 1939 by Dod: simple round chancel-arch; hammer-beam nave trusses have iron rods for tension members. C20 armigerous glass; fragments of C17 church are preserved in apse. When inspected (1984) the church was undergoing major repair and strengthening, having been damaged by coal-mining subsidence.
Listing NGR: SJ5651992847
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 405597
- 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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