Church of St Bartholomew
CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1072177
- Date first listed:
- 16-Nov-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Bartholomew
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1072177
- Date first listed:
- 16-Nov-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Bartholomew
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW
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 ST BARTHOLOMEW
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Ribble Valley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Gisburn Forest
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 76912 56083
Details
GISBURN FOREST TOSSIDE SD 75 NE
2/71 Church of St. Bartholomew 16.11.1954 GV II
Parish church, formerly Houghton Chapel. Mid-to-late C18th, restored 1873. Squared watershot sandstone with stone slate roof. Comprises a nave and chancel under a continuous roof and a south porch. The south wall has projecting quoins and has 3 bays to the right of the porch and one to the left. The windows have projecting plain stone surrounds with semi-circular heads. The porch is gabled with a coping and cross finial and with clasping pilasters. The outer and inner doors have plain stone surrounds with semi-circular heads, projecting imposts, and projecting stepped keystones. The church gables have copings, the eastern one having a cross finial, the western one having an open stone bellcote, probably of 1873, of square section broached to a small stone spire with cross. The north wall is of 2 bays having windows with plain stone surrounds and semi-circular heads. The east wall has a Venetian window with plain stone surround and square mullions. Inside are 4 boxed kingpost trusses. The octagonal sandstone font is inscribed '...(K)NOW THAT ALL CHILDREN BAPTISED HEARE GOD GAVE THEM GOOD LIVES TO LEAD THE ETERNAL GOD TO FEARE. 1619 RF'.
Listing NGR: SD7691256083
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 183243
- 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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