Christ Church
CHRIST CHURCH, BARNSTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1343513
- Date first listed:
- 02-Dec-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Christ Church
- Statutory Address:
- CHRIST CHURCH, BARNSTON ROAD
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1343513
- Date first listed:
- 02-Dec-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Christ Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHRIST CHURCH, BARNSTON 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.
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:
- CHRIST CHURCH, BARNSTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wirral (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 28049 83207
Details
WIRRAL BARNSTON ROAD SJ 28 SE (west side) Barnston 5/291 Christ Church
II
Church. 1870-1. By G.E. Street. Rock-faced stone with ashlar dressings and tile roof. Nave, chancel, and north vestry, later vestry to west. Nave has sill course and coped west gable, eastern weathered buttresses. Windows of 3 stepped trefoil-headed lights; single light opposite north-west gabled porch with return entrance. West end has has flat-roofed vestry with 3 trefoil-headed lights. 2 windows of 2 lights with plate tracery flank gabled buttress supporting simple octagonal bell cote. 2-bay chancel has cusped lights and 3-light east window with simple tracery. Vestry under lean-to roof has cusped lights and doors with strap hinges. Interior has arch-braced collar roof. Chancel arch dies into jambs, timber traceried screen on stone base with trefoil frieze, coving with Tudor flower, pulpit has traceried panels. Interesting C19 glass to south. C20 octagonal font has frieze to base of bowl. Chancel has organ loft to north, south window with splayed recess below, cusped niches to splays. Traceried altar rail.
Listing NGR: SJ2804983207
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 215631
- 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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