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Northern Mortuary Chapel at Lancaster Cemetery

A Grade II Listed Building in Bulk, Lancashire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.0508 / 54°3'3"N

Longitude: -2.7766 / 2°46'35"W

OS Eastings: 349251

OS Northings: 461932

OS Grid: SD492619

Mapcode National: GBR 9P1L.NM

Mapcode Global: WH847.BF1X

Plus Code: 9C6V362F+89

Entry Name: Northern Mortuary Chapel at Lancaster Cemetery

Listing Date: 13 March 1995

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1212689

English Heritage Legacy ID: 383287

ID on this website: 101212689

Location: Lancaster Cemetery, Ridge, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1

County: Lancashire

District: Lancaster

Electoral Ward/Division: Bulk

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire

Church of England Parish: Lancaster Christ Church

Church of England Diocese: Blackburn

Tagged with: Cemetery chapel Gothic Revival

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Description



LANCASTER

SD46SE QUERNMORE ROAD
1685-1/1/350 (North side (off))
Northern mortuary chapel at
Lancaster Cemetery

GV II

One of a group of 3 mortuary chapels (qv) built to serve
Lancaster Cemetery, which was opened in 1855; for Roman
Catholics. By Edward Paley. Coursed squared sandstone with
ashlar dressings and slate roof. Gothic Revival style.
Rectangular plan with a narrow central gabled projection to
the north and with a gabled porch to the south. There are
diagonal buttresses at the corners, and a continuous string
course. To each side of the porch in the south wall is a
single lancet window with a hoodmould. There are 2 similar
windows in the north wall, and a single window in the gable
wall of the north projection. The east and west gables are
coped, the eastern one with a cross finial, and both gable
walls contain 2 lancet windows.


Listing NGR: SD4925161932

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