Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady Star Of The Sea

BROADSTAIRS ROAD 1. 5283 BROADSTAIRS

Roman Catholic Church of our Lady Star of the Sea TR 36 NE 5/200 II 2. 1930-1, 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: TR3878767999