Providence United Reformed Church
PROVIDENCE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, BEESTONLEY LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1134000
- Date first listed:
- 29-Apr-1982
- List Entry Name:
- Providence United Reformed Church
- Statutory Address:
- PROVIDENCE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, BEESTONLEY LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1134000
- Date first listed:
- 29-Apr-1982
- List Entry Name:
- Providence United Reformed Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- PROVIDENCE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, BEESTONLEY 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:
- PROVIDENCE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, BEESTONLEY LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Calderdale (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Stainland and District
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 07350 19303
Details
ELLAND BEESTONLEY LANE SE 073193 (east side) 5/4 Providence United Reformed Church 29.4.82 II
Dated 1814, prominently sited hillside chapel of considerable size. Pediment gabled 3-bay front of 2 storeys and basement. With 7-bay, full 3-storey, sides (due to slope). Hammer-dressed stone with ashlar trim. The tall entrance front giving on to terraced burial ground, has ashlar plinth and sill bands and plain band defining the pediment flanked by blocking dies. Ashlar well lettered date plaque. The first floor windows take the form of fan glazed lunettes. The ground floor has 2 simple squared jamb windows and 2 squared jamb gallery staircase doors flanking the main entrance. The latter given more importance in the later Cl9 with an ashlar pilastered frame with the cornice of the entablature raised as pediment over centre. The plain side elevations have squared jamb windows to lower and ground floors, with rounded heads on top floor; block brackets to eaves cornice of slate roof. Interior retains original gallery, extended right round to organ and choir loft, on cast iron columns, but fittings otherwise sumptuously renewed c.1880 all in fine quality pine including 1886 organ. The ceiling however remains unaltered with deeply but delicately modelled acanthus leaf rose-vent to centre. Good wall tablet to John Eblroyd of Stainland c.1819. Hall, Sunday School and vestry rooms etc in lower ground floor.
Listing NGR: SE0735019303
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 338428
- 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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