Church of St John
CHURCH OF ST JOHN, ST JOHNS ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379771
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN, ST JOHNS ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379771
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN, ST JOHNS ROAD
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 JOHN, ST JOHNS ROAD
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 33046 14504
Details
SOUTHPORT
SD31SW ST JOHN'S ROAD, Birkdale
664-1/3/14 (North side)
Church of St John
II
Church. 1890 enlarged 1903-9. By Paley and Austin. Common
brick in English garden wall bond (5 plus one courses), with
dressings of glazed red brick, red terracotta and some
timber-framing; bellcote-spire clad with green slates.
STYLE: Arts-and-Crafts with Perpendicular details.
PLAN: nave with north and south aisles embracing double north
and south transepts, chancel with parallel south chapel, north
vestry.
EXTERIOR: the south side has a timber-framed gabled porch to
the first bay of the aisle, a square 3-light window to the
right of this, then the large coupled transepts, each with a
central buttress with off-sets flanked by tall 3-stage 2-light
windows which have Tudor-arched lights, traceried heads and
hoodmoulds; the exposed left side of the west transept and the
apexes of both gables have timber studwork.
The chapel at the east end has a square 3-light window. At the
west end the nave has prominent buttresses with off-sets and a
wide segmental-headed 6-light west window with chamfered brick
surround, terracotta mullions and Perpendicular tracery in the
head; and on the roof a slated bellcote with wooden traceried
2-light windows and a broached spire with slender metal
finial.
The chancel has a large 2-centred arched east window of 1:3:1
lights in similar style to the west window.
INTERIOR: exposed brick; 4-bay arcades of 2-centred arches on
chamfered columns without capitals.
Listing NGR: SD3304614504
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 479179
- 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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