Listed Building: CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS (1104888)
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| Grade | II* |
|---|---|
| Authority | Department for Culture Media and Sport |
| Volume/Map/Item | 36, 5, 69 |
| Date assigned | 07 December 1965 |
| Date last amended |
Description
SJ 58 SW 5/69
FORMER RUNCORN U.D.
CHURCH STREET
Church of All Saints
7.12.65
II*
Parish Church 1849 by Salvin. Rock faced red sandstone with slate roof 5 bay lancet style nave with aisles, and chancel reduced in both width and height, square tower with stone octagonal spire south-west corner of nave. The tower has corner buttresses, large louvred lancets at bell-stage and lucarnes to all spire faces. Entrances in nave gable and adjoining tower are Lancet style flanked by shafts and contain oak boarded doors with strap hinges. Windows are lancet, paired in nave, and quatrefoil to clerestorey, there is much stained glass. Both chancel and nave have cross finials and pinnacles to gables. Interior: Square angled columns with pulvinated faces and foliated capitals support the 5 bay gothic aisle arcades. The organ chamber and War Memorial Chapel flank the chancel north and south. The altar and rail are of marble and the chancel also contains a number of high quality marble and alabaster wall monuments to the Brooke family of Norton Priory. Both chancel and nave have arch braced collar and king post trusses supported on carved head corbels.
Listing NGR: SJ5106383213
External Links (1)
- https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1104888 (National Heritage List for England)
Sources (1)
- SCH4666 Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 56027. [Mapped features: #75 56027; #5820 56027]
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 5106 8321 (43m by 26m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SJ58SW |
| Civil Parish | RUNCORN & WIDNES NON PARISH AREA, HALTON |
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Record last edited
Aug 18 2020 12:03PM