Church Of St Philip

LITHERLAND CHURCH ROAD SJ 39 NW (south side) 9/80 Church of St. Philip II Church. 1861-3. By H. Gee. Rock-faced stone with ashlar dressings and slate roof. Nave with north west tower, transepts, short chancel and south vestry. Cornices and coped gables with fleur-de-lys finials. 3-bay nave has 2- light windows with Geometrical tracery between weathered buttresses; west window of 5 lights. Short tower has entrance of one order to west. 3 stages, the lowest with set back buttresses and paired lancets, cornice with ball flower and weathering over. 2nd stage has angle buttresses and lancets. Bell stage has stepped triple lancets, clock faces to west and south. Cornice with gargoyles and splayed spire. Transepts are 2 bays deep, with angle buttresses, 5- light window over gabled porch with entrance of one order, return windows of 2 lights. Chancel has high 5-light window, projecting vestry has traceried lancets and south door with straight-headed window of 3 ogee-headed lights; gabled projection has entrance and 2-light window. Interior has hammer-beam roofs and large crossing space. Good C19 stained glass chancel window.

Listing NGR: SJ3409897597