Building record 727/27/1 - Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church, formerly Congregational chapel. Built 1846. Coursed squared limestone and ironstone, slate roof. Single-cell plan. Classical style. Pair of rendered pedimented porches to south gable end with double-leaf doors. Round-arched windows above in round-arched recesses with rendered heads. Gable of red brick with moulded stone eaves continued across its base to form a pediment. Ironstone and limestone quoins, to front angles. Became Catholic circa 2000.

{1} Congregational Chapel. Erected 1850. Now in use by Roman Catholics. The building is a barn like construction of stone with red brick in the roof line and large windows and doors. Film 2, photo 4-6.

{2} Church, formerly non-conformist chapel. Built 1846. Coursed squared limestone and ironstone, slate roof. Single-cell plan. Classical style. Pair of rendered pedimented porches to south gable end with double-leaf doors. Round-arched windows above in round-arched recesses with rendered heads. Gable of red brick with moulded stone eaves continued across its base to form a pediment. Ironstone and limestone quoins, to front angles. Sides have 3 round-arched giant niches within arches framing segmental-headed windows to ground floor and round-arched windows above. 2-storey wing to rear gable end with pairs of round-arched windows to ground and first floors. Rear gable wall and left side of wing are of red brick, rear gable end of wing of coursed limestone and ironstone rubble. Windows all have cast-iron frames. Interior has gallery at entrance end on cast-iron columns incorporating clock by Sidney Hall, Towcester, to middle of panelled wood gallery front. Wing to rear houses vestry to ground floor and former school room to first floor with large round-arched hinged double-leaf panels which can be opened to give a view down into the chapel. Formerly an Independent Congregational chapel.

{3} Former non-conformist chapel, built 1846. Single-cell plan. Classical style. 2-storey wing to rear. Now a Catholic church.

{4} Undated photo;

<1> Ballinger J., 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Towcester (Industrial), 3.9 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN100255.

<2> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 13/137 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<3> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F08 p.59 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Towcester (Photographs). SNN114425.

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May 19 2023 3:04PM