Cemetery Chapels
CEMETERY CHAPELS, CHESHIRE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1330169
- Date first listed:
- 19-May-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Cemetery Chapels
- Statutory Address:
- CEMETERY CHAPELS, CHESHIRE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1330169
- Date first listed:
- 19-May-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Cemetery Chapels
- Statutory Address 1:
- CEMETERY CHAPELS, CHESHIRE 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:
- CEMETERY CHAPELS, CHESHIRE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Audlem
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 65879 43780
Details
AUDLEM C.P. (Off) CHESHIRE STREET SJ 64 SE 8/3 Cemetery Chapels - - II Cemetery chapels. 1860-80. Red random bond brick with diapering of blue bricks and bands of encaustic tiles with alternating bands of red and blue slates to the roof. Two funeral chapels connected by a range of porches, archway and bell tower. Road front: projecting plinth common to whole building with chamfered ashlar top. Pointed archway at right of centre with double chamfered rebate with a gable above which has a row of patterned encaustic tiles sandwiched between rows of blue bricks. To the gable apex is an octagonal panel in relief showing Christ in the act of blessing the congregation. To the left of this is the square bell tower which has a clasping buttress to the left hand corner and a quatrefoil to its lower body with ashlar surround and a pointed lancet above and a louvred lancet above that to the bell chamber. Square spire above of slate. The chapel porches lie to either side of this with lancet windows. To right and left of this central range both chapels have gable ends. Both chapels have angle buttresses to the corners and a central double doorway with pilarettes to either side with crocketed capitals and bands of encaustic tiles at the level of the capitals. Chamfered door reveals and ashlar hood moulds with figurehead label stops. The buttresses have ashlar offsets and to the gables are windows of plate tracery having three lancet lights to the lower body and circular lights above. Bands of encaustic tiles at the level of their sills and at the springing of the arches. Bands of blue brick to the upper body of both gables and crosses to the apexes. The sides have lancet lights with buttresses between and the western gable ends (ritual East) have paired lancets with an oval light above. The interior of both chapels has diapering and bands of encaustic tiles to the walls and floors of richly patterned encaustic tiling and panelled wooden roofs.
Listing NGR: SJ6587943780
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 57028
- 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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