United Reform Church
UNITED REFORM CHURCH, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1096388
- Date first listed:
- 11-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- United Reform Church
- Statutory Address:
- UNITED REFORM CHURCH, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1096388
- Date first listed:
- 11-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- United Reform Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- UNITED REFORM CHURCH, HIGH 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:
- UNITED REFORM CHURCH, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Derbyshire
- District:
- South Derbyshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Melbourne
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 38565 25149
Details
SK 38/3925 PARISH OF MELBOURNE HIGH STREET 6/112 (South Side) United Reform Church GV II Church. 1871. Rock faced stone with stone dressings, flush hands at impost level to east and west elevations, ceramic tile band at similar level to north elevation and stone plinth. Slate roof with crested ridge tiles, bands of hexagonal slates and small gabled vents with trefoil headed openings, plus stone coped gables on moulded kneelers and coved eaves bands. Nave, with transept and chancel bays and small tower to north-east corner. Northern street elevation has an eared gable, clasping buttresses to either side and rock faced relieving Birches over all the windows. Central triple lancet with plate tracery to head of central lancet is flanked by single chamfered lancets. Below there is a central stone inscribed 'Memorial Stone Laid April 1871', and above there is a central plate tracery rose window set in a rock faced circle with four ashlar keyblocks. Above again there is a small blind lozenge shaped niche. Attached to east side, slightly recessed, is the two stage tower which has a single chamfered lancet to north side and a similar pointed doorcase to east, plus angle buttresses. Above each side has a central blind quatrefoil in circular surround with continuous hoodmould over. Above again the corners cut in, to form an octagonal base for the spire above, with gableted blind trefoil headed niches on four sides. East elevation has three chamfered lancets, each with plate tracery to head, with buttresses between and a transept bay to south with clasping corner buttresses, 2-light plate tracery window facing east and quatrefoil window above. West elevation similar but with one more lancet. South elevation has lower canted chancel bay with hipped roof and quatrefoil windows to angled sides. Interior has original arched braced roof on carved corbels with pierced ironwork spandrels, a continuous band of ceramic tiles at impost level and a double chamfered pointed arch into the chancel bay supported by column corbels with carved capitals and bases. Chancel has a large painted contemporary organ to the back and benches to either side with pierced arcading to front and bench ends with foliage poppy heads, also metal railings to front with carved stops to the ends of the wooden rail. Timber pulpit to west has pierced trefoils to the front panel and stone font to east also with carved trefoils. To west side of the pulpit is a cinquefoil shaped alabaster wall plaque to Rev Henry Bannister who built the church.
Listing NGR: SK3856525149
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 83096
- 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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