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Roman Catholic Church of St Charles Borromeo and Attached Presbytery

A Grade II Listed Building in Glossop, Derbyshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.4625 / 53°27'45"N

Longitude: -1.9772 / 1°58'37"W

OS Eastings: 401612

OS Northings: 396195

OS Grid: SK016961

Mapcode National: GBR GXMD.RJ

Mapcode Global: WHB9S.L7PD

Plus Code: 9C5WF27F+24

Entry Name: Roman Catholic Church of St Charles Borromeo and Attached Presbytery

Listing Date: 22 May 2000

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1384309

English Heritage Legacy ID: 484743

ID on this website: 101384309

Location: Hadfield, High Peak, Derbyshire, SK13

County: Derbyshire

District: High Peak

Electoral Ward/Division: Hadfield North

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Glossop

Traditional County: Derbyshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Derbyshire

Church of England Parish: Hadfield St Andrew

Church of England Diocese: Derby

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Description



GLOSSOP

SK0196SE WOOLLEY BRIDGE ROAD, Hadfield
921-1/4/50 (South side (off))
Roman Catholic Church of St Charles
Borromeo and attached Presbytery

II

Roman Catholic church and attached presbytery. 1858, by JG
Weightman, ME Hadfield and George Goldie, Lady chapel added
1888, alterations 1918-22 and north chancel chapel added 1940.
MATERIALS: coursed rock-faced millstone grit with ashlar
dressings and Welsh slate roofs with coped gables, kneelers
and cross finials.
STYLE: Gothic Revival.
PLAN: south-west tower, nave with north and south aisles and
north porch, chancel with north and south chapels. Presbytery
attached to south-east.
EXTERIOR: chamfered plinth. Tower with double chamfered plinth
has polygonal south-west stair turret, 3 stages with to south
2 round windows and above paired lancets in single pointed
arch opening, to west moulded pointed arch doorway with plank
door and elaborate iron hinges, above small lancet. Third
stage has single 2-light pointed arch bell openings to each
face, topped with ashlar parapet.
West front of nave has 2 small lancets and above 2 tall
lancets with between carved figure under gabled canopy, above
circular window with trefoil tracery. Aisle has double lancet
in single pointed arch surround.
North front has off-centre gabled porch with pointed arch
doorway and double plank doors with iron hinges. Single window
to right and 4 windows to left all double lancets in pointed
arch surrounds. Above 6 circular clerestory windows.
South front has 3 double lancets, gabled confessional and then
single triple lancet, above 6 circular clerestory windows.
East apsidal chancel has 2 circular clerestory windows to each
side and 3 tall lancets to east.
Presbytery attached to south-east by covered walkway. The
presbytery a double-gabled building with wing, clustered
stacks and porch, the windows with mullions and transoms.
INTERIOR: church plastered. 5 bay nave arcades with round
piers and cushion capitals with simple bases. Large chamfered
chancel arch. Nave roof with paired rafters with alternate
arched braces resting on carved stone corbels. Chancel roof
ceiled.
FITTINGS: include large freestone and marble reredos with
niches containing carved figures under crocketed and pinnacled
canopies and gilt angels to extreme left and right. Stone
altar with marble columns and carved angels flanking the crown
of thorns. Stone polygonal pulpit with carved scenes, on
marble shafts, 1894. Stone font on pedestal with claws. Many
of the wooden fittings date from the 1930s and 1950s.
STAINED GLASS: includes south aisle windows by Mayer & Co of
Munich.


Listing NGR: SK0161296195

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