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Roman Catholic Church of Saint John Southworth and Attached Presbytery

A Grade II Listed Building in Samlesbury, Lancashire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7676 / 53°46'3"N

Longitude: -2.6181 / 2°37'5"W

OS Eastings: 359353

OS Northings: 430319

OS Grid: SD593303

Mapcode National: GBR BS4W.Z4

Mapcode Global: WH96S.RKGJ

Plus Code: 9C5VQ99J+3Q

Entry Name: Roman Catholic Church of Saint John Southworth and Attached Presbytery

Listing Date: 27 February 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1074095

English Heritage Legacy ID: 358002

Also known as: St Mary and St John Southworth Roman Catholic Church

ID on this website: 101074095

Location: Samlesbury, South Ribble, Lancashire, PR5

County: Lancashire

District: South Ribble

Civil Parish: Samlesbury

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire

Church of England Parish: Samlesbury St Leonard the Less

Church of England Diocese: Blackburn

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Description


SD 53SE SAMLESBURY off PRESTON NEW ROAD

1/97 Roman Catholic Church of - Saint John Southworth and attached presbytery

- II

Chapel with presbytery under one roof, dated 1818. Rubble, stone quoins and dressings, slate roof hipped at west end which is presbytery. Chapel of rectangular plan; entrance at east end in round-headed doorway with stone jambs, a stone tablet above it lettered:- HOLINESS BESEEMETH THY HOUSE O LORD AT ALL TIMES. PS. 92 1818

Stone band, from which rise 4 windows in each side (and 2 in the east gable, which are now blocked), all stilted lunettes with radiating glazing bars. Presbytery of 2 storeys and 3 bays, symmetrical, facade of scored stucco, moulded stone doorcase with semi-circular fan light (a modern glazed porch attached); all windows sashed with glazing bars. Hipped roof with chimney on the hip, another on the ridge behind, and a belfry on the apex. Interior of chapel: a simple shell with flat ceiling; east gallery on 2 iron columns; a rear wall behind altar has a large framing recess with wide depressed arch flanked by Ionic columns bearing a dentilled cornice and frieze lettered "ECCE PANIS ANGELORUM", altar surrounded by curved communion rail with stick balusters.

Listing NGR: SD5935330319

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