Survey Data
Reg No
30409618
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
Church/chapel
In Use As
Church/chapel
Date
1955 - 1960
Coordinates
155190, 222569
Date Recorded
02/09/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding gable-fronted Roman Catholic church, dated 1959, with tetrastyle portico to front (north-east) elevation, six-bay nave elevation, single-bay chancel, sacristy behind latter, and with square-plan three-stage bell tower attached to south-east end of front elevation, attached by above ground connecting passage. Pitched slate roof to nave, with cast-iron cross finials, cast-iron rainwater goods and render eaves course, render broken-based pediment to front gable. Hipped slate roof to chancel, flat roof to sacristy, and pyramidal sheet metal roof to tower. Pebbledashed walls with rendered plinth, carved limestone date plaque and flanking rendered pseudo-pilasters to front elevation. Square-headed window openings with leaded stained glass, triple windows to sacristy, oculus stained-glass windows to front and chancel gables, render sills throughout, with render surrounds to nave windows. Square-headed door opening with double-leaf timber panelled door having overlight, approached by concrete steps, set in rendered portico with cylindrical piers having capitals and surmounted by frieze and moulded cornice. Interior has marble altar furniture, rendered coffered ceiling, round chancel arch, timber panelled gallery, and timber confessional. Vehicular entrance to front of site without gates, flanked by steel pedestrian gates with flanking rendered piers, and pebbledashed boundary walls to front of site. Graveyard to rear of site with upstanding grave markers. Set back from road with lawns to front.
Appraisal
A late twentieth century church, but features and details typical of earlier periods, with classical influences reflected in the portico and pediment. However, the simplicity and clarity of the design are more typical of the period. The scale of this church, enhanced by the tall tower and portico, makes it a notable feature in the landscape. .