Church of St Paul
CHURCH OF ST PAUL, CATON GREEN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1163957
- Date first listed:
- 04-Oct-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Paul
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PAUL, CATON GREEN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1163957
- Date first listed:
- 04-Oct-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Paul
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PAUL, CATON GREEN ROAD
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:
- CHURCH OF ST PAUL, CATON GREEN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Lancaster (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Caton-with-Littledale
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 54217 64607
Details
CATON-WITH-LITTLEDALE CATON GREEN ROAD (NORTH SIDE) SD 56 SW
5/24 Brookhouse
4.10.1967 Church of St. Paul
GV II*
Church, 1865-7 by Paley, with tower probably C16th, and with Norman remains. Snecked sandstone rubble with slate roof. Comprises a west tower, nave with clearstorey, lower chancel, north and south aisles, north transeptal organ chamber, and south porch. The 3-stage tower has diagonal buttresses and an embattled parapet. The bell openings are of 3 round-headed lights under a flat head with hood. The west door has a pointed head with 2 hollow-chamfered orders, and a hood. Above is a window of 3 cusped lights with Perpendicular tracery under a segmental head. South aisle has 4 bays to east of porch, separated by buttresses. The windows have flat heads with hoods, and are of 3 lights with Perpendicular tracery. To the left of the right-hand window is a priest's door with moulded pointed head. The 4 clearstorey windows have flat heads and have, alternately, pointed and ogee lights. The east window has a segmental head, 3 cusped ogee lights, and Perpendicular tracery. In the west wall of the north aisle is a Norman doorway with one order of columns with scalloped capitals. The inner order of the arch is cut from a tympanum with figure decoration. The doorway is filled in with medieval cross slabs and coffin lids. Interior has nave arcades of 4 bays with pointed arches and octagonal piers. The chancel arch is similar, as are the arches between the chancel and the north organ chamber and south chapel. The roof has trusses carried on stone corbels, with arch-braces and king posts. A number of wall tablets have been re-set from the earlier church, including 4 by Websters of Kendal, and a figure and urn in relief by C. Regnart. Edwards, M., 'Medieval Cross Slabs and Coffin Lids in North Lancashire', Contrebis, vol.5, 1977, p.p. 1-22.
Listing NGR: SD5421764607
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 182097
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Contrebis Bulletin for Archaeology and Local History for Lancs and the NorthWest in Contrebis Bulletin for Archaeology and Local History for Lancs and the NorthWest, Vol. 5, (1977), 1-22
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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