Zion United Reformed Church

ZION UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, BARNSLEY ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1135385
Date first listed:
16-Apr-1984
List Entry Name:
Zion United Reformed Church
Statutory Address:
ZION UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, BARNSLEY ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1135385
Date first listed:
16-Apr-1984
List Entry Name:
Zion United Reformed Church
Statutory Address 1:
ZION UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, BARNSLEY 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
ZION UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, BARNSLEY ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Kirklees (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:
Kirkburton
National Grid Reference:
SE 23188 14958

Details

SE 21 SW BARNSLEY ROAD Flockton

6/3 Zion United Reformed Church

II

Chapel. 1802. Rendered walls. Stone slate roof with gable-pediment and moulded eaves cornice. Two storeys. 5-bay symmetrical gabled front by 3 bays deep, with single storey 3-bay wing at 90° to left. Front elevation has two 6-panel doorways with architrave frieze and cornice on carved consoles. Tall round headed windows to ground floor. Smaller segment headed windows to 1st floor. All with glazing bars, some recent. Oculus in tympanum with glazing bars. Windows to right elevation are the same. Square headed windows to single storey wing and entrance in recent porch. Rear elevation of 4 bays with oculus in tympanum and two round headed windows at intermediate level. Recent brick fire.

Interior: Gallery to 3 sides on very slender cast iron columns. Three later brick piers to right side. Box pews with doors. Excellent double- decker pulpit with panelled fronts and 2 slender colonnettes. Organ at gallery level behind.

A. R. Bielby, Churches & Chapels of Kirklees, 1978.

Listing NGR: SE2318814958

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
341119
Legacy System:
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Sources

Books and journals
Bielby, A R, Churches and Chapels of Kirklees, (1978)

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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