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Latitude: 53.7692 / 53°46'9"N
Longitude: -2.7043 / 2°42'15"W
OS Eastings: 353677
OS Northings: 430545
OS Grid: SD536305
Mapcode National: GBR T95.PP
Mapcode Global: WH85M.FJHB
Plus Code: 9C5VQ79W+M7
Entry Name: Church of the English Martyrs
Listing Date: 2 September 1985
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1217944
English Heritage Legacy ID: 392027
ID on this website: 101217944
Location: Gallows Hill, Preston, Lancashire, PR1
County: Lancashire
District: Preston
Electoral Ward/Division: Moor Park
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Preston
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire
Tagged with: Church building Gothic Revival
PRESTON
SD53SW GARSTANG ROAD
941-1/1/143 (East side)
02/09/85 Church of the English Martyrs
GV II
Roman Catholic church. 1863-7, by Edward Welby Pugin, enlarged
1888 by the same architect. Rock-faced sandstone, slate roof. Nave
with north and south aisles, coupled north and south transepts
with chapels on east sides, 5-sided apsidal chancel. Gothic
style. The elaborate gabled west front is distinguished by 3
very prominent pinnacled turrets, one corbelled off the apex
and enriched with statues in niches etc., and the others
carried up from buttressed octagonal corners, enriched with
blind arcading; and by a very large 2-centred arched 8-light
window with multifoiled circular tracery. Beneath the window
is a tripartite porch (of 1888) with crocketed gabled centre
containing a moulded arched doorway and flanked by corbelled
statues, and a similar north doorway. The 6-bay nave and
aisles, by contrast, are very simply treated: the aisles have
attenuated arched 2-light windows with plate tracery, and the
nave has a clerestory of 18 small lancets. The coupled
transepts, projected from the aisles and the same height, have
tall 3-light traceried windows; their chapels have windows
with geometric tracery; and the chancel has coupled 2-light
windows.
INTERIOR: 7-bay aisle and 2-bay transept arcades, of tall
columns with heavily-foliated carved caps (all different),
carrying moulded 2-centred arches with hoodmoulds which have
festoons at the springing; wagon roof; projected west gallery
(now with enclosed baptistry beneath); aisles with transverse
arches and side arches; arcaded transepts with coupled and
triple corbelled wall shafts; elaborate sanctuary dado with
statues of saints and martyrs, and canopied reredos.
Listing NGR: SD5367730545
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