Church of St Margaret
CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, WATERLOO AVENUE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1287648
- Date first listed:
- 13-Mar-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Margaret
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, WATERLOO AVENUE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1287648
- Date first listed:
- 13-Mar-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Margaret
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, WATERLOO AVENUE
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, WATERLOO AVENUE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Leiston
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 43874 62498
Details
TM 46 SW LEISTON-CUM-SIZEWELL WATERLOO AVENUE 4/45 Church of St Margaret 13.3.51 II*
Parish Church. C15 west tower; the remainder of the church a rebuild of 1854, by E B Lamb. Tower of flint, battlemented, the top section with flushwork decoration; diagonal buttresses. The C19 work is in the Decorated style, cruciform plan, of random flint with horizontal stone bands; plaintiled roof. The interior is notable for the roof design at the crossing, with diagonal beams converging at 2 levels, and linked together by further diagonal struts. Heavy west gallery. C13 font. Good east window by Kempe, dated 1897. Graded II* for originality of design by an important Victorian church architect.
Listing NGR: TM4387462498
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 401774
- 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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