Northgate Church
NORTHGATE CHURCH, UPPER NORTHGATE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1375969
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jul-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Northgate Church
- Statutory Address:
- NORTHGATE CHURCH, UPPER NORTHGATE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1375969
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jul-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Northgate Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- NORTHGATE CHURCH, UPPER NORTHGATE STREET
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:
- NORTHGATE CHURCH, UPPER NORTHGATE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 40345 66896
Details
CHESTER CITY (EM)
SJ4066 UPPER NORTHGATE STREET 1932-1/6/280 (West side) Northgate Church
II
Congregational church. 1874. By TM Lockwood; Thomas Richards contractor. Yellow squared snecked sandstone to front and brick to sides and rear; purple slate roof banded with triple rows of fishscale slates. Liturgical west is compass east; the description is by liturgical orientation. Hall-nave; south-west spire; 2-storey office on east end. EXTERIOR: the west front has north doorway with stone steps, buttresses, polished red granite colonnettes with Early English capitals, moulded arch in gable; similar doorway in south-west tower; late C20 glazed double doors of 3 panes in timber frame. West window of 5 lancets rising to centre; 4 small lancets to lobby below west window; coped gable containing 3 louvred lancets. Buttressed 3-stage tower; paired flat-topped slit-windows in second stage; lancet beneath arched recess in third stage; broaches to octagonal belfry with a louvred lancet bell-opening in each side; stone spire; weathervane. The north face has stone west bay with shoulder-arched window; stone buttresses. 6 Flemish bond brick bays have plinth, stone sillband; paired lancets with cream brick voussoirs; stone-dressed brick buttresses. Blank east end with simple brick, lean-to roofed office. The south side has 6 brick bays detailed as the north side; south side of tower has shoulder-arched window in first stage; second and third stages as to front. INTERIOR: an inserted suspended ceiling; furnishing replaced. The original roof structure, now hidden, is stated to be intact. (Simpson F: Notes on Chester Churches and Chapels: CR 119/26: 103).
Listing NGR: SJ4034566896
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 469948
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Simpson, F, Notes on Chester Churches and Chapels, (1920-30), 103
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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