Former Methodist Church of St Mark
FORMER METHODIST CHURCH OF ST MARK, DERBY ROAD, SOUTHPORT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379577
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Former Methodist Church of St Mark
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER METHODIST CHURCH OF ST MARK, DERBY ROAD, SOUTHPORT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379577
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Former Methodist Church of St Mark
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER METHODIST CHURCH OF ST MARK, DERBY ROAD, SOUTHPORT
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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:
- FORMER METHODIST CHURCH OF ST MARK, DERBY ROAD, SOUTHPORT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Sefton (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 34283 17232
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 05/09/2014
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SOUTHPORT,
DERBY ROAD (North West side),
Former Methodist Church of St Mark
(Formerly listed as St Mark's Methodist Church)
GV II
Former Methodist church. c1905, by FW Dixon of Oldham. Accrington
brick with sandstone dressings, graduated green slate roofs,
copper-clad spirelet.
STYLE: Arts-and-Crafts Perpendicular.
PLAN: nave on roughly north-south axis, with north-east tower
and north-west porch, east and west transepts, south chancel.
EXTERIOR: the square tower, embraced by the nave, with
diagonal buttresses, tall parapet with shaped coping and a
spirelet, has in the east side a doorway and 2-light window
above with stone surround; windows in the north side in
similar style, a small window in each side of the ringing
chamber, and a 2-light louvred belfry window under a 2-centred
arch in each side.
The north gable of the nave has a shallow 3-bay narthex with 2
doorways, and above this a very large 2-centred arched 6-light
window; to the right is a large square full-height 2-storey
porch with pyramidal roof (converted to cloakrooms). The 4-bay
side walls have buttresses and tall segmental-pointed 2-light
windows with tracery.
The transepts have very large 2-centred arched 5-light windows
with tracery.
INTERIOR: wide nave with unusual boarded segmental-vaulted
ceiling carried on very large arch-braced "hammerbeam" trusses
of painted oak, with curved passing braces; good oak-panelled
dado, lectern, benches, choir stalls and north gallery (all
original); stained glass memorial windows, including one to
Sir William Hartley (of Hartley's jam) who paid
pound-for-pound with the congregation for the cost of the
building.
Forms group with Arden College to south (qv).
Listing NGR: SD3428317232
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 478964
- 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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