Building record 1160/481/1 - Christ Church, Wellingborough Road

Begun 1904. By Matthew Holding. Tall building in C14 style, of squared rubble and ashlar, slated roof.

{1} Begun 1904. By Matthew Holding. Tall building in C14 style, of squared rubble and ashlar, slated roof. Chancel has gallery on north, 2 bay chapel on south. North-east vestry and porch. Fine timber roofed nave of 3 bays. Transepts with 2 arches each. Unfinished at west end, which was designed to have large tower.

{3} Begun 1904-6 by Matthew Holding but completed by E de W Holding. Designs produced 1913 but only finished in 1925 because of the war, under the direction of Charles Dorman. The west end was never completed; it was have one more bay and a big west tower.

{4} Undated photo, probably 1990s.

{5} Ground plan by Charles Dorman & Son, 1913-1925.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 14/157 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> 1976, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), H14 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN1000.

<3> Bailey, B, Pevsner, N, and Cherry, B, 2013, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p. 468 (Book). SNN111989.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Northampton (Photographs). SNN114989.

<5> Lambeth Palace Library, Incorporated Church Building Society Archive, ICBS11232 (Digital archive). SNN115761.

Record last edited

Dec 15 2023 3:12PM