Church of St Nicholas
CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, CUMBERWORTH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1135330
- Date first listed:
- 15-Aug-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Nicholas
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, CUMBERWORTH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1135330
- Date first listed:
- 15-Aug-1985
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 03-Sept-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Nicholas
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, CUMBERWORTH 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 ST NICHOLAS, CUMBERWORTH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Kirklees (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Denby Dale
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 21118 08823
Details
In the entry for the following:
SE 20 NW CHURCH LANE Upper Cumberworth
4/18 Church of St Nicholas GV II
The address shall be amended to read: CUMBERWORTH LANE Upper Cumberworth
Church of St Nicholas
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SE 20 NW CHURCH LANE Upper Cumberworth 4/18 Church of St. Nicholas
G.V. II
Church. 1876. Gothic Revival. Lower stage of tower may be C18. Finely dressed stone with ashlar dressings. Welsh slate roof with gable copings. Two-stage square west tower, 4-bay nave with gabled south porch, 2-bay chancel with vestry on north side. Diagonal buttresses to west tower applied to the quoins of the earlier lower stage. On the south side of the tower is a small, blind, round arched window with inscribed lintel 1767. Below is a small ogee-headed window. At base of tower, on south side, is a small, recent addition. The upper stage of the tower has large 2-light bell-chamber openings, louvred, and with reticulated tracery. Slated pyramidal roof, with moulded gutter on moulded brackets. Iron weather cock. 2-light nave windows, single light chancel windows and 3-light east window, all with traceried heads.
Interior: arched-braced king-post nave roof. Scissor-braced truss to chancel. Font, probably C17 with octagonal bowl and pedestal. The faces of the bowl have paired, traceried panels, and of the pedestal single traceried panels. Colourful stained glass to east window of 1879. Chancel windows on south side have good stained glass of 1938 and 1939 by William Morris and Co., Westminster, the latter signed.
Listing NGR: SE2111808823
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 341285
- 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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