Roman Catholic Church of St Mary Crowned
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST MARY CROWNED, SUMNER STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1384299
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Roman Catholic Church of St Mary Crowned
- Statutory Address:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST MARY CROWNED, SUMNER STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1384299
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Roman Catholic Church of St Mary Crowned
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST MARY CROWNED, SUMNER 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:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST MARY CROWNED, SUMNER STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Derbyshire
- District:
- High Peak (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 03020 93857
Details
GLOSSOP
SK0393NW SUMNER STREET
921-1/14/30 (South West side)
Roman Catholic Church of St Mary
Crowned
II
Roman Catholic church. 1882-87. Coursed millstone grit with
ashlar dressings and Welsh slate roofs with coped gables and
cross finials.
STYLE: Gothic Revival.
PLAN: nave with aisles, bell tower, west baptistry, south-west
porch and apsidal east end.
EXTERIOR: double chamfered plinth, sill bands, moulded cornice
and angle buttresses with set-offs, gabled tops and 4 corner
pinnacles.
West front has projecting apsidal baptistry with single
trefoil window to each face topped by pierced parapet. Above
large 6-light pointed arch window with geometrical tracery.
North aisle has pointed arch doorway and south aisle single
2-light pointed arch window.
North and south aisles have eight 2-light pointed arch
windows, one on south side replaced with projecting gabled
porch and another replaced with projecting confessional, above
8 pairs of lancets to clerestory. Roof has gabled dormer
vents. Prominent polygonal bell tower to south-east corner of
nave supported by massive buttresses with outsize set-offs.
Apsidal east end has five 2-light pointed arch windows with
geometrical tracery and pierced parapet.
INTERIOR: has nave of 8 bays with circular piers and responds
with moulded square section capitals, chamfered corners,
continuous hoodmould with shields in spandrel. Deeply recessed
paired clerestory windows. Scissor braced roof with arched
braces, aisles with stone transverse strainer arches. Panelled
doors to confessional and presbytery under hoodmoulds. Chancel
with stone parcloses of 5 open bays with trefoil headed arches
surmounted by angels. Sanctuary marked by sentry arch on
corbelled double shafts. 3 bay stone reredos; the other sides
of the canted apse with painted arches and decorated ceiling.
FITTINGS: included low chancel screen wall. Decorated iron
screen to western baptistry projects into nave. Octagonal
stone font. Altar with last supper etc in relief. Stained
glass to apse with scenes from the life of Mary. Triple arched
sedilia under elaborate traceried canopy. Complete set of
contemporary open benches to nave. Screens to internal porch.
Listing NGR: SK0302093857
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 484733
- 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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