Former Church of St Mark
FORMER CHURCH OF ST MARK, ST MARKS ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1291672
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1979
- List Entry Name:
- Former Church of St Mark
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER CHURCH OF ST MARK, ST MARKS ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1291672
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1979
- List Entry Name:
- Former Church of St Mark
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER CHURCH OF ST MARK, ST MARKS 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:
- FORMER CHURCH OF ST MARK, ST MARKS ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Preston (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 52707 29871
Details
PRESTON
SD5229 ST MARK'S ROAD 941-1/6/261 (South side) 27/09/79 former Church of St Mark
GV II*
Church, closed in 1983 and disused at time of survey. 1862-3, by E.G.Paley; tower added 1870. Sandstone ashlar, slate roof. Nave with north Decorated transepts, apsidal chancel, and tower in north-east angle. Decorated style. The 4-bay buttressed nave has a moulded sill-band carried round and hoodmoulds with block stops (some damaged and those on the north side partly boarded), and a plain parapet. The west front has massive buttresses with offsets embracing a 3-bay open porch which has plain stone columns with plain square caps carrying a gabled 2-centred arch and stilted side arches, and above this a large 2-centred arched 5-light window with a multifoil in the head and hoodmould with block stops. The transepts, almost full-height, each have 2 small 2-light windows and a large circular window above, that on the north side with wheel tracery and that on the south side with a plate-traceried multifoil surrounded by quatrefoils. The 3-sided apse has tall 2-light windows rising into gables. The tower, of 4 unequal stages with clasping buttresses to the first two and a narrow octagonal stair-turret at the south-east corner, has a tall 3rd stage with 2 very tall narrow 2-light traceried windows in each side (leaded glazing now damaged), and a shorter top stage with clasping corner pinnacles and two louvred 2-light belfry windows each under a steeply-pitched gablet rising through the pierced parapet. INTERIOR not inspected. Forms a group with 67 to 91 Wellington Street on south side (q.v.).
Listing NGR: SD5270729871
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 392153
- 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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