Christ Church
CHRIST CHURCH, CRIFFEL STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1144619
- Date first listed:
- 19-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Christ Church
- Statutory Address:
- CHRIST CHURCH, CRIFFEL STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1144619
- Date first listed:
- 19-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Christ Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHRIST CHURCH, CRIFFEL STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHRIST CHURCH, CRIFFEL STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Silloth-on-Solway
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 11038 53700
Details
NY 15 SW SILLOTH CRIFFEL STREET (East side) Silloth
5/40 Christ Church
G.V. II
Parish Church. 1870-1 by Cory & Ferguson. Large split grey granite boulders (brought as ballast in ships from Ireland) on chamfered plinth; string courses, quoins and dressings of limestone. Welsh slate roof with bands of greenslate; decorative ridge tiles, coped gables and cross finials. North-east, south-west alignment. 3-storey west tower/porch with broach spire, 5-bay nave and aisles with transepts, semicircular apse. Tower has pointed entrance arch of 3 orders on granite shaft columns. First floor quatrefoil openings; 2-light pointed openings above, that to west filled by clockface. Spire with small lucarnes. Nave has 2-light aisle windows, clerestory rose windows in pointed recesses. Tall lancet apse windows. Interior: all walls with decorative brickwork in red and yellow bands. 5-bay aisles of stone columns with uncarved capitals, pointed brick arches. Late C19 furnishings and fittings. Late C19 stained glass in ritual west and east windows.
Listing NGR: NY1103853700
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 71991
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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