Dewsbury Baptist Church, at Junction With Manor Street
DEWSBURY BAPTIST CHURCH, AT JUNCTION WITH MANOR STREET, LEEDS ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1134697
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Dewsbury Baptist Church, at Junction With Manor Street
- Statutory Address:
- DEWSBURY BAPTIST CHURCH, AT JUNCTION WITH MANOR STREET, LEEDS ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1134697
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Dewsbury Baptist Church, at Junction With Manor Street
- Statutory Address 1:
- DEWSBURY BAPTIST CHURCH, AT JUNCTION WITH MANOR STREET, LEEDS 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:
- DEWSBURY BAPTIST CHURCH, AT JUNCTION WITH MANOR STREET, LEEDS ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Kirklees (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 24794 21825
Details
DEWSBURY CB LEEDS ROAD SE 2421 NE (Dewsbury)
8/57 Dewsbury Baptist Church, at junction with Manor Street
II
Gothic Revival Baptist church. Opened Dec. 7th 1871, extended 1923. Pitch-faced stone with ashlar dressings. Slate roof. 5-bay buttressed nave with gable facade. To the right is square tower with splay-footed octagonal ashlar spire with lucarnes. To the left is square squat tower with hipped roof. The facade has a 3-bay arcaded and gabled porch on squat red granite columns with foliage capitals. The arcade contains the central door and flanking 2-light traceried windows. Above the porch is a large 6-light traceried window with triple arches to head. The tower to right is 3-tier with paired lancet window to 2nd tier and 3-light traceried window to 3rd tier. Deep corbel table and small moulded cornice. support the spine. To the left of the facade is an entrance to single storey ancillary accommodation, within an open, 3-bay, arcaded porch similar to that of main entrance. The side elevation windows are paired lancets with a circle in the head and rise above eaves in gabled dormers with wrought iron finials.
A lower addition to the west gable has transept-like 2-storey wings to north and south for ancillary accommodation. Raking gallery at rear of church. School room under church.
Listing NGR: SE2479421825
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 340742
- 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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