Description

SD 81 SE ROCHDALE VICARAGE ROAD NORTH

6/118 Church of Saint
Martin

G.V. II

Church. 1860-2. Ernest Bates. Coursed rubble with slate
roof. Nave with clerestory, aisles, transepts and a north-
west tower and entrance. Chancel with vestry to either
side. In a late C13 style. 4-bay clerestory and aisle with
3-light openings to clerestory and 2-light to aisle which
has weathered buttresses and corbelled eaves. The 3-storey
tower has an arched doorway, angle buttresses, 2 2-light
enriched openings to the belfry and quatrefoil banding. The
spire has broach statues with corbelled canopies and a
gabled lucarne to each cardinal face. The transepts have
angled buttresses, 4-light windows and coped gables. The 2-
bay chancel has 2-light windows and a 5-light east window.
Interior: alternating circular and octagonal nave arcade
columns with double chamfered arches. The nave roof has
arched braced king-post trusses. The chancel arch has
clustered columns and the chancel a barrel-vault ceiling.

Listing NGR: SD8847210225

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26498782

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Recommended Books

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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas