Hope Chapel and Parsons House Parson's House
HOPE CHAPEL AND PARSONS HOUSE, HOPE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1057694
- Date first listed:
- 12-Feb-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Hope Chapel and Parsons House Parson's House
- Statutory Address:
- HOPE CHAPEL AND PARSONS HOUSE, HOPE STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1057694
- Date first listed:
- 12-Feb-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Hope Chapel and Parsons House Parson's House
- Statutory Address 1:
- HOPE CHAPEL AND PARSONS HOUSE, HOPE STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- PARSON'S HOUSE, 21, WILSON STREET
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:
- HOPE CHAPEL AND PARSONS HOUSE, HOPE STREET
- Statutory Address:
- PARSON'S HOUSE, 21, WILSON STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Rochdale (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 89642 13919
Details
SD 8913 NE ROCHDALE HOPE STREET
10/72 Hope Chapel and Parsons House
G.V. II*
Includes Parson's House No. 21 Wilson Street. Chapel and Parson's house (now caretakers house). 1810, extended towards Hope Street in 1848, datestones to front and rear. Brick with rendering in places, stone dressings and slate roof. Meeting hall with four-sided gallery the organ being housed on the fourth side with vestry beneath. The central door opens into a hall which gives access to the balconies by means of side stairs. The parson's house is attached to the Wilson Street end. 2 storeys, 3 bays, stone plinth and banding, two tiers of windows under giant arches with moulded architrave, keystone and stone panel separating the windows. There were formerly two door openings to either side of the central window but is now a central one. Stone cornice and parapet. Side elevation: the double gable defines the building of 1810 right and 1848 left. The parson's house is of 2 bays and 3 storeys, built at two dates, with stone sills and lintels and a hipped roof. The interior fittings are in excellent condition and include communion rail with cast iron balusters, central pulpit, box pews which curve round three sides of auditorium and gallery, panelled gallery supported on cast-iron columns with foliated capital and organ. Most would appear to date from 1845. John Kershaw was the founder; there is a memorial to him on the west wall.
Listing NGR: SD8964213919
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 358900
- 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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