Church of St George (United Reformed)
CHURCH OF ST GEORGE (UNITED REFORMED), LORD STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379676
- Date first listed:
- 15-Nov-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St George (United Reformed)
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST GEORGE (UNITED REFORMED), LORD STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379676
- Date first listed:
- 15-Nov-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 29-Jul-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St George (United Reformed)
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST GEORGE (UNITED REFORMED), LORD 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:
- CHURCH OF ST GEORGE (UNITED REFORMED), LORD STREET
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 33852 17468
Details
SOUTHPORT
SD3317SE LORD STREET
664-1/12/116 (East side)
15/11/72 CHURCH OF ST GEORGE
United Reformed Church
(Formerly Listed as:
LORD STREET/ST GEORGE'S PLACE
St George's Presbyterian Church)
GV II
Presbyterian church, now United Reformed church. 1873-4;
altered 1931 by Irving & Mosscrip. Coursed rock-faced
sandstone rubble, slate roof.
EXTERIOR: the 3-stage tower, with angle-buttresses, corner
pinnacles and a tall broached spire, has a 2-centred arched
west doorway in a shallow steeply-gabled porch set between the
buttresses, with elaborate enrichment including 3 orders of
moulding with colonnettes, a multi-foil in the gable and
crocketed coping with a finial; a triple niche of sharply
pointed crocketed trefoils in the centre of the second stage;
pairs of 2-light louvred belfry windows with hoodmoulds; an
arcaded frieze and oversailing pierced parapet; and lucarnes
at 2 levels of the spire.
The flanking ends of the nave have moulded 2-centred arched
doorways and 2-centred arched 2-light windows above; and its
5-bay side walls have buttresses and large 2-centred arched
3-light windows with alternating forms of plate tracery.
INTERIOR: simple single vessel, with wooden and glazed arcaded
screen at west end, some panelling and furnishing at east end
in similar style, and canted ceiling with exposed beams.
Listing NGR: SD3385217468
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 479076
- 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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