Description

SJ 97 NW POTT SHRIGLEY C.P. OFF SHRIGLEY ROAD (North Side) Shrigley Park

5/99 Chapel of Missionary College 14/4/1967 (Formerly listed as Church of Shrigley Park) GV II

Large Chapel: 1936-38, by Philip Tilden for Salesian Order. Squared sandstone rubble with slate roof. The body is octagonal with transepts projecting fron the 4 cardinal faces and small radiating chapels between. The main aspect is symmetrical with gabled facade of transept and clerestorey gable above. Triple Romanesque features to ground floor with central, iron-bound doors, and pointed lancets above. Small lead louvre in centre of main roof. Interior: Roughly dressed stone with red sandstone bands and dressings. Octagonal nave under domical vault, with ambulatory and gallery over west door. Chancel has triple round-headed arches on 2 plain, sandstone pillars with Romanesque capitals above similar altar in cream and purple marble. Pairs of round-headed sedilia to either side. Paintings of St. John Bosco and the 12 stations of the cross by the architect.

Pevsner considers the chapel an odd-man-out, yet very interesting. (Pevsner and Hubbard).

Listing NGR: SJ9428879765

External Links

• Wikidata Q96270698

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy