High Town Methodist Church
HIGH TOWN METHODIST CHURCH, HIGH TOWN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1114627
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1981
- List Entry Name:
- High Town Methodist Church
- Statutory Address:
- HIGH TOWN METHODIST CHURCH, HIGH TOWN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1114627
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1981
- List Entry Name:
- High Town Methodist Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- HIGH TOWN METHODIST CHURCH, HIGH TOWN ROAD
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:
- HIGH TOWN METHODIST CHURCH, HIGH TOWN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Luton (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 09354 21844
Details
HIGH TOWN ROAD 1. 5123 High Town Methodist Church TL 0921 2/3 II GV
2. Church dated 1897, in simpel neo-classical style with Byzantine overtones, and large Baroque cupola topping left hand bay. Luton grey bricks with red brick and stone dressings, Welsh slate roof with crested ridge tiles. Two storeys and attics with three bay facade. The wide central bay is topped by a triangular pediment with three small arched louvred windows. The first floor has a large arched window with a small keystone and geometric glazing bars in the arch. Stone cill band going across all three bays. Ground floor has double arched doorways with stone keystones, and divided by double pilasters. The smaller side bays are treated similarly, having brick parapets with stone and moulded brick cornice bands. To either side of each is a full height brick pilaster decorated near the top with a moulded brick pediment over an arched niche with stone cill band. To the first floor between the pilasters is a semi-circular arched window of paired round headed lights with roundel above. Cill band continues around pilasters. The ground floor has a brick moulded band above two light casements in stone surrounds. The left hand bay has an extra half storey with a repeat in stone of the pediment motif found on the pilasters at first floor level. Between the pilasters is a circular window. Above them are small stone octagonal domes in the Byzantine manner flanking the stone cupola which has three arched louvred openings to each side, corner pilasters, eaves cornice, ribbed leaded roof surmounted by small octagonal leaded turret and weathervane. South side has semi-apsidal east end and turret attached. Brick eaves, nine bay elevation. Each bay in shallow recess containing one window each floor: upper is round headed with red brick arch, paired round headed lights with roundel above; stone cill band; lower has segmental head with keystone in red brick.
Listing NGR: TL0935421844
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 35826
- 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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