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Roman Catholic Church of St Mary

A Grade II Listed Building in Chorley, Lancashire

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Latitude: 53.6524 / 53°39'8"N

Longitude: -2.6333 / 2°37'59"W

OS Eastings: 358236

OS Northings: 417513

OS Grid: SD582175

Mapcode National: GBR BV16.PF

Mapcode Global: WH97C.JG7B

Plus Code: 9C5VM928+XM

Entry Name: Roman Catholic Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 21 February 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1072652

English Heritage Legacy ID: 357571

ID on this website: 101072652

Location: St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7

County: Lancashire

District: Chorley

Electoral Ward/Division: Chorley North West

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Chorley

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire

Church of England Parish: Chorley St George

Church of England Diocese: Blackburn

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Description


SD 51 NE CHORLEY MARKET STREET

5/56 Roman Catholic Church of St.Mary
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GV II


Church, 1853-4, by Joseph A. Hansom, with north-east tower 1894 by Pugin
and Pugin, apparently enlarged in early C20. Sandstone, with slate roof.
Nave (now embraced by flat-roofed aisles and long pitched-roof porch at
west end) with transepts and 3-sided apse. Most windows of nave and
transepts are of 2 cusped lights with a quatrefoil in the head, but west
window is 3 lights with elongated trefoil tracery, and north transept has
a large 5-light window with unusual slim Perpendicular tracery containing
elongated trefoils; apse has 3 groups of 3 small cusped lancets. Four-
stage tower attached in north-east angle has angle buttresses, diagonal
stair turret at north east corner which is polygonal in the upper half and
topped by a large pinnacle; in east side at 2nd level is an ornate niche
with traceried canopy continued as a demi-spire in the wall above; belfry
has 3-light openings with Perpendicular tracery; traceried parapet,
pinnacles. Interior nave has broad piers and depressed arches giving onto
aisles, no transept or chancel arch, but side chapels flanking sanctuary
have moulded 2-centred arches opening into transepts and sanctuary; nave
has ribbed wagon roof supported by hammerbeams and struts, sanctuary roof
has cusped braces and ribs.


Listing NGR: SD5823617513

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