Listed Building: ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA (1267330)
Grade | II |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 874, 5, 200 |
Date assigned | 19 January 1982 |
Date last amended |
Description
BROADSTAIRS ROAD 1. 5283 BROADSTAIRS
Roman Catholic Church of our Lady Star of the Sea TR 36 NE 5/200 II 2. 1950-1, by Sir Giles Scott. Completed 1961. Flint with stone dressings; pantiled roof. All faces of the N tower with 2 narrow lancets and chequered brick tympanum set within a tall blank arch. Broad 7-bay domestic looking nave with 4-light windows and open trussed roof. 2nd bay from that opens out, on the N, to a transeptal Sacred Heart altar and, on the S, to a similar transeptal Lady Chapel, each with a 2-light window. The westernmost bays are shallow transept-like 'chapels' containing, on the N, the confessional and, on the S, the baptistry. To the W, beyond a broad round unchamfered arch, the narthex with gallery above. Immensely high apsidal chancel, top lit from E and W. Lowish broad chancel arch. Altar rails and pulpit splendidly carved in C17 style. Pews of simple design.
Listing NGR: TR3797168095
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Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TR 3878 6799 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR36NE |
Civil Parish | BROADSTAIRS AND ST PETERS, THANET, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Nov 16 2006 9:41AM