Roman Catholic Church of St Mary
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST MARY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1371126
- Date first listed:
- 31-Dec-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Roman Catholic Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST MARY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1371126
- Date first listed:
- 31-Dec-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Roman Catholic Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST MARY
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 MARY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Felton
- National Grid Reference:
- NU 17864 00114
Details
FELTON FELTON PARK NU 10 SE 6/106 Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary 31/12/69 GV II
Roman Catholic Church, 1857, by Gilbert Blount for Thomas Riddell. Rock-faced stone with ashlar dressings; graduated Lakeland slate roof. Three-bay aisleless nave with south-west tower and south porch; two-bay chancel with south sacristy and north vestry. Free C14 style.
Plinth, sill strings. West end has stepped diagonal buttresses and central boarded double doors with foliate ironwork in moulded arch flanked by small trefoil-headed windows; 4-light window above and small foiled light in gable. Integral tower on right steps back to octagonal belfry with slatted trefoil- headed openings and boldly-projecting angels at base of spire; small trefoiled vents and moulded cap with wrought-iron finial. Steeply-gabled south porch has moulded arch under canopied niches, stoup, stone seat and scissor-braced roof. 2-light windows north and south of nave. Gabled sacristy has 2-light windows flanking central buttress carrying chimney stack. East end has stepped diagonal buttresses and 2 slits to crypt below 5-light window; spheric triangle window in gable. Single-light windows on north of chancel above vestry, which is part of former cloister linking to the adjacent now-demolished house. All openings have hoodmoulds with variously-carved stops. Moulded eaves cornices with gargoyles; coped gables on trefoil-panelled kneelers; finial crosses.
Interior: Colourwashed. West gallery on 3 moulded arches. Richly-moulded chancel arch on angel corbels, with canopied niche to right. Sedilia with carved nodding ogee arches; pillar piscina with shelved recess. Arch-braced collar-beam roof on angel corbels to nave, wagon roof to chancel. Carved stone pulpit. On south nave wall 1870 brass to Thomas Riddell 'the Founder of this Church': foliate cross with Virgin and Child in head, and Thomas Riddell holding model of the church, at foot.
Listing NGR: NU1786400114
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 236775
- 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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