Description

HELSBY C.P. CHESTER ROAD
SJ 47 NE
(South Side)
1/117
Church of St Paul.
II
Church 1868-70 by John Douglas, south aisle (and transept?) added 1909
by Douglas and Minshull. Coursed rock-faced yellow sandstone; graded
green Westmorland slate roofs. Nave with towerless slate west spire;
catslide roof of shallower pitch over south aisle; transepts; apsidal
chancel. Paired lancets and very simple plate tracery. Externally
the steep roofs, with the splay-footed octagonal spire seeming to
float above two great bell-louvres around its base, are a powerful
feature, architecturally very advanced.
Interior. Nave of 5 bays; beam on octagonal stone piers carries
simply-framed aisle roof; wide arch-braced nave roof; corbelled piers
carry nave and chancel arches, very simple; chamfered unmoulded
transept arches; lofty chancel roof with no principal rafters but
hammer-posts to common rafters; deeply splayed embrasures; glass in
porch, chancel and south transept. A satisfying interior.

Listing NGR: SJ4926675859

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St Paul's Church, Helsby at Wikipedia
• St Paul's Church, Helsby official website
• Wikidata Q7595131

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)