Church of St Anne

CHURCH OF ST ANNE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1104436
Date first listed:
19-Jun-1989
List Entry Name:
Church of St Anne
Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST ANNE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1104436
Date first listed:
19-Jun-1989
List Entry Name:
Church of St Anne
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH OF ST ANNE

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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST ANNE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Devon
District:
Torridge (District Authority)
Parish:
Woolfardisworthy
National Grid Reference:
SS 34928 23120

Details

WOOLFARDISWORTHY BUCKS MILLS SS 32 SE

5/219 Church of St Anne -

- II

Church. Built for the formation of an ecclesiastical parish in 1862 by Mrs Elwes. Stone rubble walls. Gable-ended slate roof. Conical roof to tower. Plan: rectangular plan of nave and chancel with tower projecting on north side and porch on south side. Tower restored 1887. Built in Decorated style. Exterior: simple 1 and 2-light Decorated style windows, 2 on north side and 4 on south side. 2 2-light windows at west end with rose window above. East end has more elaborate 3-light window. Tower projects on north side of chancel/nave division, it is slate hung on its top stage and has 2 2-centred arched doorways on its east side, one on the 1st floor level. Gabled south porch has 2-centred moulded outer and inner arches. The chancel is lower than the nave. Interior: moulded chancel arch. Carved stone pulpit reached by doorway from tower. Arch-braced roof structure of which alternate trusses are raised crucks standing on stone corbels. Simple panelled bench ends.

Listing NGR: SS3492823120

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Legacy System number:
91288
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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