The Old Bell Chapel
The Old Bell Chapel, Town Lane, Idle, Bradford, BD10 8PR
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1133673
- Date first listed:
- 04-Sept-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Bell Chapel
- Statutory Address:
- The Old Bell Chapel, Town Lane, Idle, Bradford, BD10 8PR
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1133673
- Date first listed:
- 04-Sept-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 09-Aug-1983
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Bell Chapel
- Statutory Address 1:
- The Old Bell Chapel, Town Lane, Idle, Bradford, BD10 8PR
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:
- The Old Bell Chapel, Town Lane, Idle, Bradford, BD10 8PR
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bradford (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 17671 37941
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 11 June 2021 to update the name and address and reformat the text to current standards
SE 1737
19/76
Idle BD10
TOWN LANE
The Old Bell Chapel
(formerly listed as Idle YMCA Youth and Community Centre, TOWN GATE, previously listed as Sunday School)
4.9.52
II*
Built as a chapel of ease in 1630 but not consecrated until 1692 and prior to this date used by non-conformist congregations as well, an unusual case. On an island site the chapel is erected on a plain rectangular plan, built of coursed gritstone with plinth and flush quoins. Stone slate roof, coped gable ends with shaped kneelers surmounted by small ball finials. Small square stone bellcot to north-west gable with corbel support, blind arched panels to sides, small crow wing finial. The side windows of the chapel have a domestic character with chamfered mullioned-transomed round-headed lights. The south-east gable has a large window with simple Perpendicular tracery formed by diminishing rows of round-headed lights, a pattern very similar to the Old Bell Chapel at Thornton and Holy Trinity, Low Moor. On east side is a moulted jamb doorway with ogee shaped head dated 1630. The interior has been modernised.
Listing NGR: SE1767137941
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 337239
- 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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