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Church of St Michael

A Grade II* Listed Building in Widnes, Halton

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3625 / 53°21'44"N

Longitude: -2.7611 / 2°45'39"W

OS Eastings: 349448

OS Northings: 385334

OS Grid: SJ494853

Mapcode National: GBR 9Y5K.1C

Mapcode Global: WH87J.KRF4

Plus Code: 9C5V966Q+XH

Entry Name: Church of St Michael

Listing Date: 31 October 1983

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1325926

English Heritage Legacy ID: 56058

Also known as: St Michael's Church, Widnes

ID on this website: 101325926

Location: St Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Ditton, Halton, Cheshire, WA8

County: Halton

Electoral Ward/Division: Riverside

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Widnes

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire

Church of England Parish: Ditton St Michael with St Thomas

Church of England Diocese: Liverpool

Tagged with: Church building Gothic Revival

Description


SJ 48 NE FORMER BOROUGH OF WIDNES ST MICHAEL'S ROAD, Ditton

1/97 Church of St.Michael

II*

Catholic Church 1876-9, by Henry Clutton, in red sandstone ashlar with slate roof. Cruciform with 8 bay arcade which passes the short transepts and takes in the chancel. At the west end of the nave there is an impressive tower with steep saddleback roof. The main entrance, in the tower, is a pair of large board filled 3 panel doors in a Gothic opening with treble shaft treatment, this idea is extended upwards to the 3 bell-stage lancets which are framed by shafts with rings. The gables of the chancel and transepts have rose windows with stained glass, elsewhere windows are large lancets. Steep pitched roof with crested ridge tiles surrounded by eaves parapet in the form of a continuous open arcade. Interior: Twin coupled shafts with early Gothic style crocket caps run throughout the length of the building and support Gothic aisle arches and a hardwood boarded barrel vaulted ceiling which is common to the chancel and nave. The north transept has the organ and the south confessionals. The chancel has yellow sandstone walls and marble floors, whereas the nave has plastered walls. Built for a Jesuit community expelled from Germany in 1872.

Listing NGR: SJ4944885334

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