CHURCH OF ST PATRICK

CHURCH OF ST PATRICK, EASTFIELD ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1387112
Date first listed:: 25-Sep-1972
List Entry Name:: CHURCH OF ST PATRICK
Statutory Address:: CHURCH OF ST PATRICK, EASTFIELD ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1387112
Date first listed:: 25-Sep-1972
List Entry Name:: CHURCH OF ST PATRICK
Statutory Address 1:: CHURCH OF ST PATRICK, EASTFIELD ROAD

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: CHURCH OF ST PATRICK, EASTFIELD ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: City of Portsmouth (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SZ 66112 99396

Details

PORTSMOUTH

SZ69NE EASTFIELD ROAD, Eastney 774-1/6/155 (South side) 25/09/72 Church of St Patrick

II

Church. 1906. By GE Smith. Red brick in stretcher bond. Slate roof. PLAN: 5-bay nave. Sanctuary at west end (liturgical east). North wing with central main entrance porch and vestibule with chapel and balcony stairs to east and community room to west. South wing has balcony stairs to east with choir vestry and sacristy chapel to west. EXTERIOR: north face: central 3 bays project with porch opening at centre, round stone arch and jambs. At rear is a 2-leaf round-headed door with lower boarded panels and each leaf has 6-pane top panel. Stone ogee dripstone over entrance, flat stone dentilled cornice and niche with moulded round stone arch, imposts and short flanking attached columns with foliated capitals set within recessed corners, rusticated stone jambs. Flanking the porch, and at each end, is a battered brick pilaster terminating above eaves with slightly curved stone coping. On each side of porch the bay has a stone 3-light traceried window with wide centre light and narrow flanking lights, round stone arch, keystone and rusticated jambs, leaded lights. The porch and each flanking bay has a facing semicircular stone coped gable with kneelers set between pilasters. At far left (east) the recessed chapel has at high level a 2-light wide transomed and mullioned stone window with leaded lights set under flat stone eaved arch. At far right (west) is a semicircular 3-light stone mullioned window with leaded lights. West face: at centre of nave are 5 mullioned and traceried stone windows with leaded lights, each set under round-headed stone arch. Centre 3 windows taller than flanking. Stone oculus set in facing stone coped gable with kneelers. Far left (north) wing has facing semicircular stone coped gable. East face: on right (north) is a slightly projecting porch with recessed 2-leaf boarded door, upper part glazed with leaded lights set under round stone arch, splayed and curved stone jambs, keystone and keyed jambs, serpentine moulded stone coping. At first floor are two 2-light stone mullioned windows with leaded lights, splayed stone jambs, and set under flat stone arch. Moulded brick eaves. To left (south) is the slightly projecting nave with 5-light stone mullioned and transomed window with leaded lights, keystone and rusticated

jambs, each light with round stone arch. Above is a large 7-light Geometrical traceried stone window with leaded lights set under segmental stone arch, rusticated jambs. Facing semicircular stone coped gable. Round stone turret to each side of nave, each with 4 corner tapering columns rising above eaves cornice, stone dome. Each side of turret has a 2-light stone traceried window. To left (south) is a porch with 2-leaf door and high level window similar to far right. INTERIOR: 5-bay nave has 4 curved hammer beam trusses with moulded wall posts supported on stone corbels, boarded ceiling to underside of rafters. Balcony at east end with moulded timber front panels. Set in front of east window. Sanctuary at west (liturgical east) end with traceried windows set within recessed wall face with round arch. Church windows have partial stained glass. (Balfour A: Portsmouth: Highgate Hill, London: 1970-: 70; Lloyd DW: Buildings of Portsmouth and its Environs: Portsmouth: 1974-: 131; The Buildings of England: Pevsner N & Lloyd DW: Hampshire and the Isle of Wight: Harmondsworth: 1967-: 443; Offord J: Churches, Chapels and Places of Worship on Portsea Island: 1989-: 37).

Listing NGR: SZ6658898977

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 474529
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Balfour, A, Portsmouth, (1970), 70
Lloyd, D W , Buildings of Portsmouth and its Environs, (1974), 131
Offord, J , Churches Chapels and Places of Worship on Portsea Island, (1989), 37
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, (1967), 443

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.