Description

SJ 4088 WOOLTON ROAD
L16

35/1389 Bishop Eton
12.7.66 Monastery

G.V. II*

Monastery with attached chapel. Monastery, 1858, Edward Welby
Pugin with extensions of 1889. Chapel begun 1851, Augustus Welby
Northmore Pugin, completed, 1858, Edward Welby Pugin. Monastery
of brick with stone dressings, slate mansard roof probably later.
Original part of 2 storeys with attic and 9 bays, central 5
bays break forward. Band between floors and sill bands.
Windows have wedge lintels and are sashed with glazing bars.
Extension to right of 4 bays, 3 storeys, recessed end 2 bays
of 2 storeys. Windows of 2 and 3 segmental-headed lights.
1st bay projects and forms base to tower. Weathering
flanked by buttresses above the 2nd floor, then clock face
in square stone surround with canopy and swept pyramidal
roof with louvred bell stage. Chapel has nave with aisles
under lean-to roofs, no clerestory, chancel is with
transepts, that to north a chapel, and canted end. West
window of 5 lights with Decorated tracery; flanking
buttresses, that to south has canted inner angle for stair
turret, 2-light segmental pointed windows to ends of aisle.
West entrance of one over. Aisles have 2 segmental-headed
3-light windows, the western bays are gabled with hexagonal
slates to roof and pointed 2-light windows. North transept
has 3-light north window and east rose window. Chancel has
5 cusped lights. Interior of chapel: 3-bay nave arcade on
round columns with good carved capitals; hoodmould with
stops in form of evangelists' symbols. Waggon roof on angel
corbels. Aisle windows in recesses, those to south with
confessionals. Chancel and chapel have stencilled
panelling; arch between them. On south side of chancel 3
segmental pointed openings, the central one on entrance to
monks' seating area; 3-bay triforium of 2-light pointed
openings, now glazed. Elaborate reredos and alters, that to
chancel brought forward. Chapel has silver sanctuary lamps
in form of ships. C19 stained glass, some by Hardman, west
window by Kempe.

Listing NGR: SJ4056288392

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17551160

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Recommended Books

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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)