Church of SS Peter, Paul and St Philomena
CHURCH OF SS PETER, PAUL AND ST PHILOMENA, ATHERTON STREET, WALLASEY, CH45 9LT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390763
- Date first listed:
- 22-Dec-2003
- List Entry Name:
- Church of SS Peter, Paul and St Philomena
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF SS PETER, PAUL AND ST PHILOMENA, ATHERTON STREET, WALLASEY, CH45 9LT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390763
- Date first listed:
- 22-Dec-2003
- List Entry Name:
- Church of SS Peter, Paul and St Philomena
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF SS PETER, PAUL AND ST PHILOMENA, ATHERTON STREET, WALLASEY, CH45 9LT
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 SS PETER, PAUL AND ST PHILOMENA, ATHERTON STREET, WALLASEY, CH45 9LT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wirral (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 30546 93654
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 20/04/2016
1916/0/10031
ATHERTON STREET
Church of Ss Peter, Paul and St Philomena
(Formerly listed as CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL)
22-DEC-03
II
Catholic Church. 1935. By E. Bower Norris of Sandy and Norris, architects of Stafford and London. Reinforced concrete shell with mixed red brick facings and ashlar limestone dressings. Copper sheet covering to dome. Classical Renaissance style.
PLAN: Basilican plan, with porch to main entrance, side porches, nave, centre and side aisles, transepts , crossing below dome and sanctuary.
EXTERIOR: Single storeyed canted porch to main entrance, built against tall gabled end of nave with deep ashlar copings incorporating moulded cornice. Gable apex with keyed occulus . Entrances to side porches within setback corner towers with domed cupolas. Tall, barrel vaulted nave of 3 bays, each bay with a tall lancet in its upper walling. Lower side aisles extend on both sides, with a semi-circular headed lancet to each bay. North and south transepts are stepped, the taller rear gable truncated, the lower front bay with a gablet. Crossing with faceted base to tall central dome, the supporting brick-faced drum with paired pilasters breaking through a moulded circular cornice. Above the cornice, a shallow parapet pierced by oval occuli. Above, faceted hemispherical dome with cross finial. Sanctuary with advanced centre and set-back corners to gable wall. Single lancets to each side wall.
INTERIOR: Gallery and organ loft above inner doorway to west end. Centre aisle with flanking arcades of tall semi-circular arches beneath concrete barrel vault. Side aisles with transverse arches link side porches with transept chapels. Sanctuary with high altar with classical marble reredos, composed of columns and pilasters supporting semi circular arched head.. Transept chapels each with altar and marble reredos, and each with paired marble columns supporting pedimented heads. Stations of the Cross designed in art deco style by George Thomas, sculptor, of Liverpool.
A prominently-sited and little-altered Catholic church of 1935, designed by E Bower Norris. Monumental in scale, and with high quality interior detailing, the church with its hemispherical dome is a landmark on both land and sea, and is cited as a navigational reference point on the marine chart for the Liverpool Bay.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 491374
- 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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