Survey Data
Reg No
20901608
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Social
Original Use
Church/chapel
In Use As
Church/chapel
Date
1895 - 1900
Coordinates
148666, 108324
Date Recorded
03/10/2006
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding single-cell gable-fronted Roman Catholic church, dated 1897, with six-bay nave elevations, single-bay single-storey sacristy to north-west, and having altar to north end. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, decorative corner brackets and square-profile cast-iron rainwater goods. Pointed arch openwork bellcote to entrance gable. Roughcast rendered walls with render quoins, smooth rendered plinth course, sill course and impost course, having decorative cast-iron vents to plinth course. Pointed arch window openings having render hood-mouldings, render surrounds and render sills with leaded stained-glass windows, triple-light window to north elevation, and paired window openings over entrance doorway with render block-and-start surrounds. Pointed arch door opening having chamfered render surround, decorative render hood-moulding, timber battened door with cast-iron strap hinges, approached by two limestone steps. Interior has tiled entrance lobby, exposed timber scissors truss roof, oil-painted stations of the Cross with timber surrounds, marble altar and altar rail, and carved timber confessionals flanking entrance. Rendered boundary plinth walls with ornate cast-iron railings terminating in square-plan piers with pointed caps having double-leaf wrought-iron gates. Some priests' graves to site, and memorial cross along road opposite to church.
Appraisal
This simple Roman Catholic church contains numerous interesting features including pointed arch door and window openings and a bellcote. The simple, regularly-proportioned elevations are enlivened with the use of decorative render mouldings and applied courses. The building contains many features of artistic merit including stained-glass windows and carved timber confessionals. Technical expertise is exhibited in the exposed scissor truss roof beams. The church is located along a busy road and is still in use for regular worship.