Christ Church
CHRIST CHURCH, BEECH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1072858
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Christ Church
- Statutory Address:
- CHRIST CHURCH, BEECH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1072858
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Christ Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHRIST CHURCH, BEECH 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:
- CHRIST CHURCH, BEECH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Rossendale (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 87333 23388
Details
SD 82 SE BACUP BEECH STREET
7/10 Christ Church - - II
Church, 1854, by Sharpe and Paley. Sandstone rubble, slate roof. South-west tower, nave with aisles, chancel. In Geometrical style. Three-stage tower has diagonal buttresses to ½ height, and at south-east corner a polygonal stair turret terminating above the parapet with a pinnacled lantern; 3-light west window with hoodmould continued as weathering, smaller 3-light windows to 2nd stage on west and south sides, another offset, set back 3rd stage with 2-light belfry openings in recessed panels, and a plain parapet with roll-moulded coping. West end of nave is set back, has arched doorway under hoodmould with figured stops, triple 2-light windows, and a wheel window in the gable. Four-bay nave and aisles: gabled porch to 1st bay has stout demi-columns with stiff-leaf capitals and 2-centred arch with 4 orders of hollow moulding, and hoodmould with figured stops; otherwise, coupled single-light windows to aisles and quatrefoils to nave; 2-bay chancel has tall 2-light windows and triple lancet east window. Interior: 4-bay nave arcade of columns with moulded caps, moulded 2-centred arches; moulded stone corbels to wallshafts at clerestory level from which rise wallposts to principal roof trusses: these have arch-braced collars with diagonal struts. Moulded chancel arch containing raised colonnettes which have heavily foliated corbels and caps; stone reredos which has blind arcading with figured and crocketed decoration.
Listing NGR: SD8733323388
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 185587
- 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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