Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Essendene Road

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1294941
Date first listed:
19-Nov-1984
List Entry Name:
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Statutory Address:
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Essendene Road
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1294941
Date first listed:
19-Nov-1984
List Entry Name:
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Statutory Address 1:
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Essendene 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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Essendene Road

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Surrey
District:
Tandridge (District Authority)
Parish:
Caterham-on-the-Hill
National Grid Reference:
TQ3353655988

Details

TQ 35 NW
2/19

CATERHAM & WARLINGHAM FORMER URBAN DISTRICT
CATERHAM
ESSENDENE ROAD
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

II
Church. 1881 by E. Ingress-Bell. Dressed stone with stone quoins and dressings, plain tiled roof with wood shingled fleche over crossing carrying metal weathervane. Cruciform plan with transepts, apsidal chancel with chapels, narthex across the west end and vestry addition to north east connecting back to the priest's houses (not included in listing). North aisle windows with plate tracery, cusped head lancets to south side. Buttresses to ends of transepts, thick hood mouldings over transept lancet windows and circular windows.

Interior: three bay nave arcades on square stone piers with moulded angles, south aisle lower than north, west bay of south arcade blocked. Wooden ceiling with wood quadripartite vault over crossing, wood panelled ceiling to chapel. Chancel arch with three orders of jamb shafts and hood moulding. C19 wall paintings of angels and foliage patterns on chancel walls.

Fittings: C19 and C20

Listing NGR: TQ3353655988

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
287674
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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