Church of St Joseph and Attached Presbytery
CHURCH OF ST JOSEPH AND ATTACHED PRESBYTERY, CROW ORCHARD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1361884
- Date first listed:
- 19-Aug-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Joseph and Attached Presbytery
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOSEPH AND ATTACHED PRESBYTERY, CROW ORCHARD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1361884
- Date first listed:
- 19-Aug-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Joseph and Attached Presbytery
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JOSEPH AND ATTACHED PRESBYTERY, CROW ORCHARD ROAD
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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 JOSEPH AND ATTACHED PRESBYTERY, CROW ORCHARD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- West Lancashire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wrightington
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 53715 10913
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 30/11/2011
SD 51 SW
5/98
WRIGHTINGTON
CROW ORCHARD ROAD
Church of St Joseph and attached
Presbytery
II
Roman Catholic church and presbytery. 1892 by James Sinnott.
Sandstone rubble with slate roofs. Church comprises a nave, south porch,
north and south transepts, crossing tower, and apsidal chancel. Nave of 3
bays with windows of 2 trefoiled lights under a pointed head with
quatrefoil. Porch is gabled with outer doorway chamfered in 2 orders.
West window of 4 lights under a pointed head with tracery. Crossing tower
has pyramid roof. On each side are 2 bell openings of 2 lights with
pointed heads. The apse is 3-sided and has paired trefoiled lancet
windows. In the north wall of the north transept are 2 similar windows.
Above is a rose window. The south transept also has a rose window, above
a single-storey lean-to link to the presbytery. Projecting from the south
wall of the presbytery are 2 square bays under hipped roofs. Each has
sashed windows with no glazing bars separated by flat-faced mullions, of
2 lights on the ground floor and 3 lights on the 1st floor.Interior: nave
roof is boarded. The trusses have curved braces to collars and are
carried on corbels. The crossing arches are pointed and chamfered in 2
orders. The inner orders spring from semi-octagonal responds carried on
carved corbels. The south transept contains an organ. The north transept
is divided from the crossing by a timber screen. The chancel has
alabaster inlay below the level of the windows, which have stencil
decoration to the reveals. Behind the altar is an iron openwork canopy.
Listing NGR: SD5371510913
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 357874
- 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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