Church of the Holy Trinity
CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, ACCRINGTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1022605
- Date first listed:
- 29-Sept-1977
- List Entry Name:
- Church of the Holy Trinity
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, ACCRINGTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1022605
- Date first listed:
- 29-Sept-1977
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 29-Sept-1997
- List Entry Name:
- Church of the Holy Trinity
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, ACCRINGTON ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, ACCRINGTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Burnley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 83167 32628
Details
BURNLEY
SD8332NW ACCRINGTON ROAD 906-1/14/1 (South side) 29/09/77 Church of the Holy Trinity
GV II
Church. 1835-6. By Lewis Vulliamy for the Church Commissioners; enlarged in later C19; derelict in 1991 following fire damage; restored and converted into flats in 1993. Punch-dressed sandstone ashlar, slate roof (now with skylight windows). Early English style. Nave with west tower, chancel with north chapel and south vestry. EXTERIOR: the 3-stage tower, with clasping buttresses, offset-bands between the stages, and an embattled parapet with octagonal corner pinnacles, has paired 2-centred arched west doorways in a 2-centred blank arch, a clock-face at the 2nd stage with a diamond-shaped surround, and coupled lancet belfry windows with louvres. The wide unaisled 4-bay nave has a chamfered plinth, angle buttresses with tall pinnacles rising from the angles, simple buttresses between the bays with 2 offsets, a corbel-table to each bay, and tall coupled lancet windows with deep splayed reveals (now with only the remains of stained glass). The chancel, of 2 short bays, has coupled lancets in the sides and an east window of 3 stepped lancet lights in a 2-centred blank arch; and on the north side a gabled chapel with a circular window (tracery destroyed). INTERIOR remodelled, but formerly had 3-sided gallery on cast-iron columns, and an open-timbered roof.
Listing NGR: SD8316732628
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 466975
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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