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BIRCHCLIFFE CENTRE

BIRCHCLIFFE CENTRE, BIRCHCLIFFE ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1299710
Date first listed:: 05-Sep-1974
List Entry Name:: BIRCHCLIFFE CENTRE
Statutory Address:: BIRCHCLIFFE CENTRE, BIRCHCLIFFE ROAD

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Date:: 1999-08-02
Reference:: IOE01/01082/01
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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1299710
Date first listed:: 05-Sep-1974
Date of most recent amendment:: 20-Jun-1984
List Entry Name:: BIRCHCLIFFE CENTRE
Statutory Address 1:: BIRCHCLIFFE CENTRE, BIRCHCLIFFE ROAD

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: BIRCHCLIFFE CENTRE, BIRCHCLIFFE ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Calderdale (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Hebden Royd
National Grid Reference:: SD9952127455

Details

SD 9927 5/33 6.9.74

HEBDEN ROYD C.P. BIRCHCLIFFE ROAD, Hebden Bridge

Birchcliffe Centre (Formerly listed as Birchcliffe Baptist Church) )

G.V. II

Former Baptist chapel now Conference centre 1898. Ashlar, marble columns, slate roof. Palladian. Impressive 2-storey front has single storey porch connected to flanking pavilion blocks with the main chapel set between. Porch in the form of projecting 4-bay Doric arcaded screen supporting dentilled cornice and balustrade. Central chapel has 3-bay front divided by fluted Ionic pilasters with windows with lugged architraves set between, the central of which has segmental pediment. Doric outer pilasters to corners. Dentilled entablature with triangular pediment the tympanum of which has 2-light window under ornamental head. To either side, pedimented pavilion blocks contain staircases and have parapets crowned by urns. Front is approached up flight of steps with stone balustrade. 7-bay return is pitch faced stone to wide single storey aisles with 2-light windows with plain stone surround. Interior of chapel has inserted floor at gallery level. The ground floor forms offices, the upper floor a conference hall which retains the galleried pews. Arcade of 4 semi-circular arches carried on Roman Doric columns of red marble. Circular clerestorey windows. Chancel arch has moulded plaster panels. The decorative scheme is retained including 4-light window with lunette which has stained glass panel of baptism of Christ. Illustrated in, C. Spencer, Hebden Bridge History Trail, (Hebden Bridge, no date), p.22.

Listing NGR: SD9952127455

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Legacy System number:: 338601
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.