Description

WINMARLEIGH CHURCH LANE
SD 44 NE
4/181 Church of St Luke
-
- II
Church, 1876 by Paley and Austin. Sandstone rubble with red tile
roof. Comprises a nave with continuous chancel, a south porch, south
organ chamber, north chapel and north vestry. Chapel and organ chamber
are under pitched roofs. Windows have flowing tracery of various
designs. Those to the nave have pointed heads. West window of 2
lights. South nave wall of 2 bays with windows of 3 and 2 lights.
North nave wall similar. South chancel window of 2 lights with flat
head. East window of 3 lights under a pointed head. Chapel and organ
chamber have windows with flat heads and are both of 2 bays. The
north chapel, although in the same style, may be a late C19 addition.
Porch of timber on low stone side walls. Between nave and chancel
is a timber bellcote with boarded spire. Interior plastered, with
extensive late C19 stencil decoration. The nave roof has arch-braced
rafters each with collar and king post. Between nave and chancel
are 2 trusses of similar design. The chancel and the area between
trusses have boarded waggon roofs with stencil decoration. To north
and south there are 2-bay arcades with moulded pointed arches springing
from central clustered columns. The piscina has a trefoiled head.

Listing NGR: SD4710547978

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St Luke's Church, Winmarleigh at Wikipedia
• St Luke's Church, Winmarleigh official website
• Wikidata Q7594060

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)