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Summary

Description

George Goldie and Matthew Hadfield 1856-9, burnt 1907,

rebuilt Ashlin and Coleman 1908-10. Snecked and stugged

pink sandstone with yellow ashlar dressings. Gothic

revival in late 13th century style. Chancel with flanking

side chapel, transepts nave, aisles, former baptistry at

south west. Tower and spire attached to north aisle at

west.

EXTERIOR: 6-bay buttressed nave; wheel window above blank

arcading at west; mural stair in projecting 1/2 octagon.

Projecting 5-sided baptistry at south west. Geometric

tracery in aisle windows; plate tracery in clerestory

windows, set in shallow squared recesses. 2-bay transepts

incorporating 2 windows in both north and south gable ends

from original church, rose window above. 2-bay chancel

divided by piers, 3 cusped lancets in each with hood

moulds. Projecting boldly detailed corbel table. East End:

1856-9. 3 buttresses, blind arcade below central rose

window with decorated gable head; flanking pointed niches

with crocketted gables and pinnacles. Tall 3-stage

buttressed tower and spire. Porch at base, 2 arched

entrances with nook shafts, niches with figures and

crocketted canopies over. Pair of narrow lancets in 2nd

stage; 2 tall louvred lancets to bellfry; bold corbel

table; pierced parapet; pairs of octagonal crocketted

angle pinnacles the inner ones clasping the stone facetted

spire. Bands of trefoil decoration and crocketted point

to spire. Weathervane.

Fishscale slate roof with tiled ridges, carved crosses at

gable heads.

INTERIOR

Organ loft at west supported by clustered piers and 3

segmental arches. Polished Galway granite 4-shafted

columns with elaborately carved foliate capitals to Nave

arcade. Niches with figures in spandrels, supported on

corbelled squat columns; attached shafts above with

capitals support wooden roof trusses. Timber panelled

roof to Nave with painted borders. Chancel with decorated

arcades to north and south openings to side Chapels.

Triple lights in clerestory. Marble altar by Goldie with

rerdos of 1901 by Pugin and Pugin in marble and Caen

stone. Rose window above under pointed arch with carved

spandrels. Plaster rib vaulted roof. Altar in Lady Chapel

Pugin and Pugin 1895.

Statement of Special Interest

The former St Mary's Hospital, 18<> now incorporated into

District Council offices omitted from list because the

central bay now form link to new Council Chambers.

Chancel reorganised 1976 as result of 2nd Vatican Council

directions. Raised sanctury platform (original floor

beneath). Modern altar. Pulpit and high altar rails

removed but stored in basement.

Listed in an A Group with the Church Hall, Presbytery and Precinct Gates.

Up-graded category B to A August 1999.

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