Description

SE41SW BRIERLEY CHURCH STREET
(north-east side)

1/10 Church of St. Paul

II

Church. 1869. By John Wade. Patron, George Savile-Foljambe. Coursed, squared
sandstone, graduated slate roof. Orientated north-west / south-east,
ritual orientation used here. 2-stage west tower with recessed spire,
4-bay nave with south porch, 2-bay chancel with north vestry. Gothic
Revival style. Tower: offset angle buttresses, 2-light belfry opening
with hoodmould; clock flanked by corbel table under string; moulded
cornice; pierced balustrade with pinnacles. Octagonal spire with
lucarnes, string and weathervane. Circular west window. Nave: chamfered
plinth; offset buttresses to angles and bays. Gabled porch. Windows
of 2 cusped lights with trefoil under hoodmoulds with carved stops. 2
octagonal chimneys to north side. Chancel: lower and narrower in same
style with single-light windows and 3-light east window. Shaped kneelers,
ashlar copings, gable crosses.
Interior: west gallery. Arch-braced trusses on carved corbels to nave.
Painted panelled roof to chancel.

Listing NGR: SE4107411040

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26601406

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)