List entry Summary
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: CHURCH OF ST JOHN
List entry Number: 1220393
Location
CHURCH OF ST JOHN, LIVERPOOL ROAD NORTH
CHURCH OF ST JOHN, SCHOOL LANE
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
| County |
District |
District Type |
Parish |
| Lancashire | West Lancashire | District Authority | Burscough |
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: II*
Date first listed: 11-Aug-1972
Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.
Legacy System Information
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Legacy System: LBS
UID: 386251
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List entry Description
Summary of Building
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Reasons for Designation
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History
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Details
BURSCOUGH
SD41SW LIVERPOOL ROAD NORTH
663-1/2/7 (East side)
11/08/72 Church of St John
II*
Church. 1829-32, by Daniel Stewart, for Church Commissioners;
altered internally 1857; restored and chancel added 1887-9 by
Waddington & Sons of Burnley; vestry added in C20. Sandstone
ashlar, slate roof. Gothick style. Nave with added chancel and
vestry added to south side of this. The gabled 3-bay west
facade has 4 polygonal buttresses finished as embattled
turrets, and a square bellcote on the apex with gableted sides
and an ogival top with a crocketted pinnacle; a 2-centred
arched west doorway with 2 orders of moulding, double doors
with Gothick tracery, and a hoodmould with carved stops; a
blind 3-light window above the doorway and tall 2-light blind
windows in the outer bays. The 5-bay side walls have
buttresses and tall 2-centred arched 2-light windows with
deeply splayed reveals, tracery in the heads, hoodmoulds, and
C20 glazing. The chancel has corner turrets, coupled 2-light
windows in the sides and a 5-light east window. INTERIOR not
inspected, but contains 3-sided galleries (inserted in 1857).
Listing NGR: SD4449912328
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National Grid Reference: SD 44499 12328
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