Listed Building: CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS (1130450)

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Grade II*
Authority Department for Culture Media and Sport
Volume/Map/Item 36, 6, 2
Date assigned 08 January 1970
Date last amended

Description

SJ 58 SE DARESBURY C.P. DARESBURY LANE 6/2 Church of All Saints 8.1.70 II* Parish church rebuilt 1871 by Austin and Paley leaving the C16 tower. Red sandstone with slate roof. 5 bay nave in perpendicular style with aisles, tower west at end of nave, and entrances opposite each other in north and south aisles. Tower has angle buttresses, large west perpendicular window, louvred windows to all faces at bell-stage, gargoyles and crenellations. All windows generally perpendicular style and stained glass. Roofs of south aisle, chapel and organ chamber pitched of slate, north aisle roof is lead covered lean-to. Interior Chancel is flanked by 1 bay organ chamber and two bay memorial chapel. Plain octagonal columns support aisle arcades. Chancel has elaborately carved cambered collar trusses with wall brackets, those to the nave are similar with level collars. The south aisle roof has simple hammer beam trusses. Jacobean pulpit, C19 Oak screens with brattishing enclose the chapel, choir stalls with poppyheads and carved bench ends in the nave. Quality marble wall memorials in nave. Elaborately carved Gothic oak cover over stone font. Listing NGR: SJ5807082812

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Sources (1)

  • Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 55956. [Mapped feature: #125 55956]

Map

Location

Grid reference SJ 5806 8281 (point)
Map sheet SJ58SE
Civil Parish DARESBURY, HALTON

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2010 1:45PM