Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, St Michael and All Angels
Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, St Michael and All Angels, Rowtor Lane
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1109897
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jul-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, St Michael and All Angels
- Statutory Address:
- Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, St Michael and All Angels, Rowtor Lane
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1109897
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jul-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 14-Feb-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, St Michael and All Angels
- Statutory Address 1:
- Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, St Michael and All Angels, Rowtor Lane
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 the Holy Name of Jesus, St Michael and All Angels, Rowtor Lane
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Derbyshire
- District:
- Derbyshire Dales (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Birchover
- National Park:
- Peak District
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 23579 62106
Details
SK 26 SW
4/6
PARISH OF BIRCHOVER
ROWTOR LANE (south side)
Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, St Michael and All Angels
(Formerly listed as Church of St Michael)
12.07.67
II
Parish church. c1717, partly rebuilt c1869 and chancel added, various C20 alterations. Coursed squared gritstone with gritstone dressings and quoins, plinth and moulded sill bands. Plain tile roofs with moulded stone coped gables and ridge crosses at east gables of chancel and nave. Partly corbelled out octagonal bellcote to nave, west gable with pointed arches to four sides, moulded sill band and stringcourse, topped by spirelet. West porch, nave and lower chancel.
West porch has ovolo moulded basket arched doorcase to south with egg and dart moulding to top, various carvings to side and C20 studded wooden door. Blank north elevation. Three-light intersecting traceried east window with central quatrefoil to top, and bold plain hoodmould. South elevation, to nave, has three, moulded two-light windows of c1717 which were then changed to Y-tracery pointed windows in 1869.
Interior has pointed chamfered doorcase to nave with dogtooth decoration and wide chamfered chancel arch, curved wooden roof on pillar corbels and C19 pews with later carved poppyheads added. Octagonal, marble font, probably C20. Pulpit very ornately carved wood by former rector, dated 1949. Also two wooden charity boards of 1773. Wall memorial in marble to John Gresley of 1795. Windows to south have C20 stained glass by Brian Clarke.
Listing NGR: SK2357962106
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Register. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 25 January 2017.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 81003
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 25 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/14405
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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