Church of St Matthew With St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW WITH ST MARY, CLEVELAND ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1350347
- Date first listed:
- 09-May-2003
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Matthew With St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW WITH ST MARY, CLEVELAND ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1350347
- Date first listed:
- 09-May-2003
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Matthew With St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW WITH ST MARY, CLEVELAND 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:
- CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW WITH ST MARY, CLEVELAND ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Manchester (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 84534 02447
Details
698-1/0/11155 CLEVELAND ROAD 09-MAY-03 Crumpsall Church of St Matthew with St Mary
II
Church. 1908-10. By Isaac Taylor. Rock-faced ashlar with ashlar dressings to exterior and buff brick with ashlar dressings to interior. Late Perpendicular style. Chancel, chancel transepts, north vestry, nave with aisles, west baptistery and entrance and north west tower. Short chancel has 5-light east window and a lancet to either side with another in the canted corner joining it to the transepts. 3-light window to south transept gable and mandela to north over the projecting vestry. 3- and 4-light clerestory windows with cusped lights under Tudor arches. Aisle windows of 2- and 3-lights. West end has a 3-light window with a cusped lancet either side at a lower level over the projecting baptistery which has a small cusped window at the centre, a 2-light to left and door to right. The tower has angle buttresses with set-offs, paired 2-light louvred openings to the top stage and small windows below. Adjoining the baptistery a polygonal stair turret rises to the second stage. Entrance in north side. INTERIOR. Chancel and nave in one has tie beam truss roof with short queen posts and arched braces and cranked collars linking the 2 tiers of purlins. Nave arcades with 2-centred arches on octagonal piers. Unusual arrangement of arch at east end of chancel leading into sanctuary with windows on the canted corners and further windows lighting the sanctuary from the sides. Richly patterned Renaissance style stained glass in chancel, transepts, west wall and baptistery windows. Fine set of choir stalls and pews with panelling to chancel and baptistery. A finely designed church of the period with rich and virtually complete fittings, a very unusual feature being the design of the chancel.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 490157
- 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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