Church of St Thomas
CHURCH OF ST THOMAS, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1343291
- Date first listed:
- 11-Oct-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Thomas
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST THOMAS, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1343291
- Date first listed:
- 11-Oct-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Thomas
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST THOMAS, CHURCH LANE
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 THOMAS, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Sefton (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Lydiate
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 36326 05728
Details
LYDIATE CHURCH LANE SD 30 NE (north side) 4/85 Church of 11.10.68 St. Thomas G.V. II Church. 1839-41 with chancel of 1913. Probably S. Holmes and Sons. Stone with slate roof, east part of dressed stone with ashlar bands and dressings. Nave, west tower, chancel, north vestry and organ loft and south chapel. 4-bay nave has sill course in form of dripmould and coped gables. Lancet windows with chamfered reveals and hood moulds. Leaded glazing with some stained glass windows. West tower has pointed entrances to west and south with hoodmoulds; north lancet. Blind crosses above. Top stage has sill course, cornice and weathered parapet and pinnacles. Lancets have central stone panel with quatrefoil, leaded glazing below and louvres above; south side has clock face above stone panel. Chancel has gabled angle buttresses and 3-light east window with early Perpendicular tracery. Similar 2-light south window and two 2-light clerestory windows over chapel, which has two 2-light windows and similar east window. North vestry has north and east windows of 3 elliptical-headed lights. Organ loft has 2- light north window. Large gabled buttress with fragmentary wall to left at south east angle of nave and fragmentary wall to west of organ loft suggest rebuilding plans. Interior: Deep west gallery on 2 octagonal iron columns; open-well stair in tower. Flat nave ceiling with tie beams, chancel has waggon roof. Chancel arch dies into octagonal piers; flanking segmental arches. Springers for projected nave arcades and rubble with projecting stones above. 2-bay segmental-headed arcade to chapel, arches dying into pier and responds, similar pointed arch to organ loft. Chancel has recess for sedilia and high reredos with alabaster relief panels.
Listing NGR: SD3632605728
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 216484
- 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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