Church of St Mary and St Peter
CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST PETER, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1292310
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary and St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST PETER, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1292310
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary and St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST PETER, CHURCH STREET
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 MARY AND ST PETER, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Oldham (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 92729 05112
Details
OLDHAM
SD9205SE CHURCH STREET
780-1/5/23 (South side)
23/01/73 Church of St Mary and St Peter
GV II*
Parish church. 1827-30. By Richard Lane. Coursed and squared
rubble with Welsh slate roof.
West tower with clasping porches, nave and aisles under a
single roof. Simple gothic style.
4-stage west tower with doorway in Perpendicular arch with
shafts, flanked by foiled moulded panels, with corbel table
and quatrefoil frieze over. Large 3-light, 2 tier
Perpendicular window over with crocketed hood mould. Low stage
housing clock above, and acanthus frieze below 2-tier bell
chamber lights. Trefoiled frieze below embattled parapet.
Polygonal angle buttresses form pinnacles.
Narrow blind panelled bay with terminal polygonal buttresses
and pinnacles links the tower to the north and south porches
which clasp it. These have 2-tier 3-light windows in west
walls and buttresses on outer angles.
Doorways to north and south in wide shallow segmental arch
with shafts and crocketed hood mould over. Blind foiled niche
over doors, and embattled parapet.
Each aisle is identical, divided into 6 bays by buttresses
which terminate as pinnacles. Angles marked by heavier
polygonal buttresses and pinnacles with coronets. Each bay has
3-light 2 tier window with shafts. Additional entrance porches
to east of aisles, with shafts and moulding to archway.
Shallow chancel with high roof and trefoiled frieze below
parapet and polygonal buttresses. City arms in relief over
4-light east window which has slender tracery. 2 symmetrical
vestries added to east, 1967.
Interior: North and south entrance lobbies each with shallow
stone spiral staircase with cast iron balustrades giving
access to upper galleries. 6 bay arcade with slender (possibly
cast iron) clustered columns with high bases, foliate capitals
and roll moulded arches. Sexpartite vaulted ceiling with
bosses.
Galleried on three sides, with additional cast-iron columns
supporting the gallery across the west. Lozenge panelling with
quatrefoil decoration to front of galleries. Organ in western
gallery. Wide chancel arch to shallow chancel. Early C20 oak
fittings, including pews and dado panelling throughout.
Chancel has panelling with integral canopied sedilia, dated
1933. Triptych behind altar, by E.Stanley Watkins, 1908.
Christ in Majesty, in a neo-medieval style but including
representations of leading historical figures of the church in
England.
Side chapel in north aisle also has triptych of 1908 by
E.Stanley Watkins. Similar style though more ornate triptych
form with arched hinged panels.
The church was refitted circa 1975 by Stephen Dykes Bower:
complete frescoed interior with geometrical painted panelling
using late medieval emblems (quatrefoils, fleurs de lys etc),
in rich colours. Altar rails and lectern designed to echo the
simple geometry of the window tracery which was renewed at the
same time.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner, Nikolaus: South
Lancashire: Harmondsworth: 1969-).
Listing NGR: SD9272905112
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 388885
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: South Lancashire, (1969)
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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