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 MICHAEL
List entry Number: 1325926
Location
CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, ST MICHAEL'S ROAD
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
| County |
District |
District Type |
Parish |
| Halton | Unitary Authority | |
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: II*
Date first listed: 31-Oct-1983
Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.
Legacy System Information
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Legacy System: LBS
UID: 56058
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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
SJ 48 NE FORMER BOROUGH OF WIDNES ST MICHAEL'S ROAD,
Ditton
1/97 Church of St.Michael
II*
Catholic Church 1876-9, by Henry Clutton, in red sandstone ashlar with
slate roof. Cruciform with 8 bay arcade which passes the short
transepts and takes in the chancel. At the west end of the nave there
is an impressive tower with steep saddleback roof. The main entrance,
in the tower, is a pair of large board filled 3 panel doors in a
Gothic opening with treble shaft treatment, this idea is extended
upwards to the 3 bell-stage lancets which are framed by shafts with
rings. The gables of the chancel and transepts have rose windows with
stained glass, elsewhere windows are large lancets. Steep pitched
roof with crested ridge tiles surrounded by eaves parapet in the form
of a continuous open arcade.
Interior: Twin coupled shafts with early Gothic style crocket caps
run throughout the length of the building and support Gothic aisle
arches and a hardwood boarded barrel vaulted ceiling which is common
to the chancel and nave. The north transept has the organ and the
south confessionals. The chancel has yellow sandstone walls and
marble floors, whereas the nave has plastered walls.
Built for a Jesuit community expelled from Germany in 1872.
Listing NGR: SJ4944885334
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National Grid Reference: SJ 49448 85334
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