Church of St Andrew
CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, EMPRESS STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1362013
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Andrew
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, EMPRESS STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1362013
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Andrew
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, EMPRESS 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:
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, EMPRESS STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Hyndburn (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 74878 28617
Details
ACCRINGTON EMPRESS STREET SD 72 NW 4/15 Church of St. Andrew - - II
Church, 1912-13, by Grimshaw and Cunliffe. Snecked sandstone with ashlar dressings, banded slate roof. Aisled nave as one vessel, ([he roof swept out over the aisles), gabled double transepts embraced by nave roof, chancel flanked by side chapel and vestry, south east tower; in Arts and Crafts Perpendicular style. South end has large traceried window crossed by a panel of blind arcading, stepped bands in the gable above; left of the 1st bay is a Tudor-style porch with exaggerated chequered parapet, right of it is tower which Tudor-arched doorway on east side, chequered 1st floor band, diagonal buttresses, coupled 2-light belfry openings, and simplified battlements. Aisles have 3 large segmental headed windows, transepts have tall arched windows, both with idiosyncratic perpendicular tracery. Interior of pink sandstone, has 5-bay aisle arcades on slim octagonal columns, transverse arches to transepts; carved wooden screen to side chapel set in elegant arcade with panelled spandrels. Wagon roof to nave, king-post roof to chancel.
Listing NGR: SD7487828617
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 183812
- 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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