Church of St. Mark
CHURCH OF ST. MARK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1317860
- Date first listed:
- 02-May-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St. Mark
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST. MARK
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1317860
- Date first listed:
- 02-May-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St. Mark
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST. MARK
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. MARK
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Lancaster (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ellel
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 51706 53350
Details
SD 55 SW ELLEL DOLPHINHOLME
13/110 Church of St. Mark 2.5.1968
- II
Church, 1897-9 by Austin & Paley. Snecked sandstone rubble with green slate roof, the north aisle now felted. Comprises a nave with north aisle and north porch, a crossing tower with north transept and south lean-to, and a chancel. The north aisle has 4 windows of 2 cusped ogee lights under flat heads. The porch has a doorway with pointed head and hood under a gable of shallow pitch with cross finial. The tower has a stair turret at its south-east corner, buttresses on the east and west sides, a solid parapet raised at the corners, and a slate pyramid roof with weather vane. The bell openings have trefoiled lights under flat heads. On the south side, above the lean-to roof, is a 3-light window with segmental head and hood. The chancel has a 2-light window with pointed head on both the north and south sides. The east window is of 5 lights and includes reticulated tracery. The south nave wall is of 3 bays, having windows of 3, 3 and 2 ogee-headed lights under pointed heads. To the west is a doorway with pointed head. Interior. 3-bay nave arcade has segmental arches, hollow-chamfered in 2 orders, and octagonal piers. The crossing arches are pointed, with the hollow chamfers dying into the responds. The boarded nave roof has 6 trusses with braced raised tie beams, collars, and queen struts. The chancel has a trefoiled piscina and a roof with raised tie beam, king post, and arch-braced collar. It is boarded at arch-brace level.
Listing NGR: SD5170653350
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 182174
- 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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