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Latitude: 53.763 / 53°45'46"N
Longitude: -2.7189 / 2°43'7"W
OS Eastings: 352707
OS Northings: 429871
OS Grid: SD527298
Mapcode National: GBR T6Y.V3
Mapcode Global: WH85M.6PK1
Plus Code: 9C5VQ77J+6F
Entry Name: Former Church of St Mark
Listing Date: 27 September 1979
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1291672
English Heritage Legacy ID: 392153
Location: Preston, Lancashire, PR2
County: Lancashire
Electoral Ward/Division: University
Built-Up Area: Preston
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire
Church of England Parish: Ashton-on-Ribble St Michael and All Angels
Church of England Diocese: Blackburn
PRESTON
SD5229 ST MARK'S ROAD
941-1/6/261 (South side)
27/09/79 former Church of St Mark
GV II*
Church, closed in 1983 and disused at time of survey. 1862-3,
by E.G.Paley; tower added 1870. Sandstone ashlar, slate roof.
Nave with north Decorated transepts, apsidal chancel, and
tower in north-east angle. Decorated style. The 4-bay
buttressed nave has a moulded sill-band carried round and
hoodmoulds with block stops (some damaged and those on the
north side partly boarded), and a plain parapet. The west
front has massive buttresses with offsets embracing a 3-bay
open porch which has plain stone columns with plain square
caps carrying a gabled 2-centred arch and stilted side arches,
and above this a large 2-centred arched 5-light window with a
multifoil in the head and hoodmould with block stops. The
transepts, almost full-height, each have 2 small 2-light
windows and a large circular window above, that on the north
side with wheel tracery and that on the south side with a
plate-traceried multifoil surrounded by quatrefoils. The
3-sided apse has tall 2-light windows rising into gables. The
tower, of 4 unequal stages with clasping buttresses to the
first two and a narrow octagonal stair-turret at the
south-east corner, has a tall 3rd stage with 2 very tall
narrow 2-light traceried windows in each side (leaded glazing
now damaged), and a shorter top stage with clasping corner
pinnacles and two louvred 2-light belfry windows each under a
steeply-pitched gablet rising through the pierced parapet.
INTERIOR not inspected. Forms a group with 67 to 91 Wellington
Street on south side (q.v.).
Listing NGR: SD5270729871
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