Church of St Peter
CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1343245
- Date first listed:
- 03-Feb-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH STREET
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- Date:
- 2001-02-24
- Reference:
- IOE01/03283/29
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1343245
- Date first listed:
- 03-Feb-1966
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 23-Aug-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF 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 PETER, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- St. Helens (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 59300 95643
Details
SJ 59 NE NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS CHURCH STREET (east side)
5/26 Church of 3.2.66 Saint Peter (Formerly listed under General) G.V. II
Church. 1892-1901. By Demaine and Brierley. Stone with slate roofs. Single vessel nave and chancel, lean-to aisles, west tower with north and south porches, south chapel and north organ loft and vestry. Free Perpendicular style. 5-bay nave; aisles with parapets and elliptical-headed windows of 3 lights; 2-light straight-headed clerestory windows. West tower has west entrance with 5-light window. Paired straight- headed bell-openings with tracery heads. Embattled parapet. Chancel has 7-light east window flanked by clasping buttresses. Interior: arcades have octagonal piers; arch braced collar roof. Parclose screens to organ loft and chapel; painted reredos. Alabaster octagonal pulpit with figures under canopies. Stained glass east and west windows. Gravestone of P. Naylor, engine driver, 1842, J. Eeles of Hull, Locomotive in relief and poem, formerly in graveyard. Hatchment of Col. T.R. Legh, 1797. C18 wrought iron altar rail.
Listing NGR: SJ5930095643
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 216316
- 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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