Church of St Philip and St Paul
CHURCH OF ST PHILIP AND ST PAUL, SCARISBRICK NEW ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379775
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Philip and St Paul
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PHILIP AND ST PAUL, SCARISBRICK NEW ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379775
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Philip and St Paul
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PHILIP AND ST PAUL, SCARISBRICK NEW 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 PHILIP AND ST PAUL, SCARISBRICK NEW 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 34386 16448
Details
SOUTHPORT
SD31NW SCARISBRICK NEW ROAD
664-1/1/180 (North side)
20/02/98 Church of St Philip and St Paul
GV II
Church. 1884-7, by RF Tolson. Rock-faced yellow sandstone,
slate roofs.
STYLE: C13
PLAN: nave with south-west porch-tower, north and south
aisles, south baptistery, coupled north and south transepts,
south vestry, chancel.
EXTERIOR: the 4-stage tower, with angle buttresses (foundation
stone dated 1884 between those to left), has a 2-centred
arched south doorway moulded in 3 orders, with an A-shaped
coping above; a heavy moulded band to the second stage, which
has lancet arcading with shafts; a pilaster strip to the third
stage flanked by a pair of narrow slots; another heavy moulded
band to the belfry stage, which has pairs of deeply-moulded
lancet windows with stone louvres and gablets; balustraded
parapet with pyramidal corner pinnacles.
The nave has a tripartite west window of 1:3:1 lights, with
Geometric tracery to the centre. 5-bay clerestory with
pilaster strips and pairs of 2-light windows with Y-tracery.
The low buttressed aisles have pairs of cusped one-light
windows; the coupled gables of the transepts have 4-light
windows with Geometric tracery.
In the west angle with the south transept (the third bay of
the south aisle) is a gabled baptistery which has a window of
3 arched lights in each wall; in the east angle is a vestry
parallel with the chancel.
The tall chancel has a 5-light east window with Geometric
tracery.
INTERIOR: 5-bay aisle arcades of cylindrical columns with
moulded annular caps carrying 2-centred arches with ovolo
moulding; wrought-iron circular lamps suspended between bays;
2-centred vaulted ceiling with lateral beams supporting posts
to the ridge; marble and alabaster pulpit; early C20 oak choir
stalls by GC Packer, with gableted and traceried canopies, and
similar organ case on north side.
Baptistery with Romanesque-style colonnading, communication
with chapel in south transept. Various commemorative stained
glass windows.
Listing NGR: SD3438616448
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 479183
- 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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