Church of St Paul - Alnwick - List Entry

  • Description

    "Built 1845-46 to designs by Anthony Salvin.....the church stands in an area of early C19 housing, and is situated in an attractive churchyard fringed with trees. The exterior is substantial and plain, in a Decorated style that is simple, but reasonably archaeologically correct. Large and tall west tower, as wide as the nave. Of four stages with diagonal buttresses, it has a C14-style west doorway....St Paul's was built in 1845-46 to serve a growing residential district, and cost about £12,000. It was paid for mainly by the third Duke of Northumberland. The architect, Anthony Salvin (1799-1881) was a significant figure in the late Georgian and early Victorian Gothic Revival...."
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    Historic England
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    Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1041438
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    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 3 years ago
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