St Katherines Chapel (Lydiate Abbey) is a Grade II* listed building in the Sefton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1968. A Medieval Chapel.

St Katherines Chapel (Lydiate Abbey)

WRENN ID: still-cinder-rush
Grade: II*
Local Planning Authority: Sefton
Country: England
Date first listed: 11 October 1968
Type: Chapel
Period: Medieval
Source: Historic England listing

Description

SD 30 SE; 7/97

LYDIATE, SOUTHPORT ROAD (west side), St. Katherine's Chapel (Lydiate Abbey)

11.10.68

G.V.

II*

Ruined chapel. Late C15 or early C16. For John or Lawrence Ireland. Stone. 5-bay nave, south porch and west tower. Diagonal buttresses and remains of cornice to nave. Three-light Perpendicular south windows with transoms, tracery remaining to central windows, between weathered buttresses. Porch at western end now has only lower parts of walls remaining (1985) and Tudor-arched headed to inner entrance. Blank north wall with buttresses. East end has walls flanking window up to springers. Tower of three stages with dripmoulds and diagonal buttresses. West window, tracery missing. Top 2-light bell openings. Interior has 4-centred tower arch on half-octagonal responds.

Listing NGR: SD3639104889

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