Roman Catholic Church of St Peter and St Paul, With Attached Presbytery
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, WITH ATTACHED PRESBYTERY, RIDLEY LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1362121
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Roman Catholic Church of St Peter and St Paul, With Attached Presbytery
- Statutory Address:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, WITH ATTACHED PRESBYTERY, RIDLEY LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1362121
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Roman Catholic Church of St Peter and St Paul, With Attached Presbytery
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, WITH ATTACHED PRESBYTERY, RIDLEY 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:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, WITH ATTACHED PRESBYTERY, RIDLEY LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Chorley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Mawdesley
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 50810 14671
Details
MAWDESLEY RIDLEY LANE SD 51 SW 13/165 Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, with - attached presbytery - II
Roman Catholic church and attached presbytery. 1830-31. Coursed squared sandstone, slate roof with red ridging tiles. T-plan; 3-bay church with 4-bay house at south end. Church has rusticated quoins, buttresses with offsets; entry at north east gable end which has an added single-storey gabled porch in Gothic style at 1st floor 2 small vertical rectangular windows with plain architraves and square hoodmoulds, each window of 2 lights with diamond lattice glazing continued in the head as intersecting tracery, above these a plain band giving the impression of a pedimented gable, and a gable bellcote; 3-bay side walls have one window in each bay, all like those in the gable but larger. Interior: flat ceiling; small sanctuary formed by multiple diminishing chamfered arches. Presbytery is double-depth, 4 bays, 2 storeys, has rusticated quoins, hipped slate roof, glazed porch to 3rd bay covering a recessed panelled door with moulded surround and rectangular fanlight, and 12-pane sashed windows with plain surrounds. Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: SD5081014671
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 184419
- 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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