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Latitude: 53.4113 / 53°24'40"N
Longitude: -2.8339 / 2°50'2"W
OS Eastings: 344665
OS Northings: 390823
OS Grid: SJ446908
Mapcode National: GBR 8XNZ.8V
Mapcode Global: WH879.FJR5
Plus Code: 9C5VC568+GC
Entry Name: United Reformed Church
Listing Date: 19 March 1987
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1343469
English Heritage Legacy ID: 215282
ID on this website: 101343469
Location: Huyton Park, Knowsley, Merseyside, L36
County: Knowsley
Electoral Ward/Division: St Gabriels
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Liverpool
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside
Church of England Parish: Huyton St Michael
Church of England Diocese: Liverpool
Tagged with: Church building
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HUYTON-WITH-ROBY
VICTORIA ROAD (east side)
United Reformed Church
GV
II
Non-conformist church. 1889-90. By W.D Caröe. Stone with slate roof. Nave with gabled aisles and north transept, chancel with north tower and south vestry and hall (ritual north is actual west).
West front has aisles recessed behind lean-to porches. Nave has three lancets and rose window over small gabled buttress; flanking gabled buttresses. Porches have gabled entrances of one order; aisles have five lancets, the outer ones blind. North side has aisle with lancet triplets under hoodmoulds between gabled buttresses. Transept of two gabled bays has paired lancets with blind quatrefoils above.
Tower has set-back buttresses with octagonal pinnacles; north gabled stair turret and lancet; gabled porch. Weathered sill to four bay blind arcade with two lights, louvred bell openings of two orders; broach spire has lucarnes and weather cock. Chancel east end has gabled angle buttresses and central buttress; four short lancets and four stepped lancets above, under hood mould; top trefoil. North lean-to vestry under paired lancets, south hall of two bays with square-headed windows, with gabled vestry to west. South aisle has east two-light window with plate tracery over vestry.
Interior: stone faced. Four bay arcades on quatrefoil piers. Nave and aisles have diaphragm arches with two pierced round-headed openings. Two bay arcade to transept. Font in west recess has central and six outer piers; trefoil-headed panels. Half-hexagonal stone pulpit has five small shafts and two taller outer ones; cornice has dog-tooth moulding. Chancel has diaphragm arch on wall shafts; north organ loft; gabled buttress to east end; stalls.
Listing NGR: SJ4466590823
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