Church of St Paul, Hartlepool
Description: Church of St Paul
Grade: II
Date Listed: 17 December 1985
English Heritage Building ID: 432553
OS Grid Reference: NZ5035532544
OS Grid Coordinates: 450355, 532544
Latitude/Longitude: 54.6854, -1.2204
Location: Grange Road, Hartlepool TS26 8JE
Locality: Hartlepool
Local Authority: Hartlepool
County: Durham
Country: England
Postcode: TS26 8JE
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Listing Text
HARTLEPOOL GRANGE ROAD
NZ 5032
(south side)
10/72 Church of St. Paul,
and attached area
wall, railings and
gates.
- II
Church, 1885/86, by C. Hodgson Fowler. Brick with stone dressings and
Westmorland slate roofs. Early English style. Clearstoried and aisled
nave, north transept, chancel aisled to south side, and north-west tower.
North face of 5-stage tower has double doors flanked by paired columns and
entablature under brick triple roll-moulded lancet arch. All openings are
lancet-arched. 2 openings to 2nd stage; one to 4th stage; blind 3-bay
arcade to each face of 3rd stage; 5th stage has tripartite openings : outer
2 blocked. Balustraded parapet, angle turrets and pyramidal roof. Vice at
south-west angle. 5-bay nave has 2 windows to each bay of clearstories and
aisles, the former having continuous hoodmoulds. West rose window above
tall tripartite lancet opening. Gable of transept has rose window over 5
grouped, blocked openings. 2-bay chancel has similar windows to nave. East
window consists of 5 grouped and stepped lights under a single hoodmould.
Vestry and Lady Chapel to chancel aisle. Ridge lantern with spirelet, and 2
gabled roof dormers mark division between nave and chancel. Base of tower
open to nave via end bay of north arcade. Arcades of 2 orders under
continuous hoodmould, have compound piers of 4 round shafts. Barrel roofs
to nave and chancel. Chancel arch of 2 orders with nook shafts. South
aisle windows and east window contain good late C19 stained glass. 3- bay
sedilia with Frosterly marble shafts under lancet arches of 3 orders.
Chancel and Lady Chapel each have carved oak reredos of c.1910. Carved
stone octagonal drum pulpit on pedestal, with polychrome marble dressings.
Octagonal drum font on short shafts, of polychrome marble and alabaster.
Low brick area wall with chamfered stone copings and ornamental wrought iron
railings and gates, to north, east and west sides of church.
Listing NGR: NZ5035532544
Source: English Heritage
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