Description

SD 48 67 BOLTON-LE-SANDS MAIN ROAD (EAST SIDE)

13/19 Church of St Mary
2. 5. 1968 (formerly listed as Roman Catholic Church
of St Mary of the Angels)

II

Roman Catholic Church, 1880, by E.Simpson of Bradford. Snecked sandstone rubble with
sandstone dressings and slate roof. Tall nave and chancel with
continuous ridge line. Low lean-to aisles with slightly higher pitched
roof to chancel aisles. Aisles and clearstorey have small lancet windows.
West end has tall lancets, hood and vesica. Porch under slim south-west
tower, which is heavily buttressed, square in form, broached to a louvred
octagon above with pyramidal roof. Steeply-arched 5-light decorated east
window. Inside is a 5-bay arcade with marble columns and heavy sculptural
detail. Chancel arch has ringed shafts on heavily carved corbels. Short
2-bay chancel with tall stone reredos and stencilled wall decoration.
Timber gallery on marble columns at west end. The nave has an open timber
roof with high collars, king posts and arcaded ashlaring. Some stained
glass of late C19th date.

Listing NGR: SD4840867768

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26457089

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments