Christ Church
CHRIST CHURCH, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1148566
- Date first listed:
- 06-Oct-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Christ Church
- Statutory Address:
- CHRIST CHURCH, MAIN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1148566
- Date first listed:
- 06-Oct-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Christ Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHRIST CHURCH, MAIN STREET
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:
- CHRIST CHURCH, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Westerdale
- National Park:
- North York Moors
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 66480 05802
Details
NZ 60 NE WESTERDALE MAIN STREET West side
6/145 Christ Church 6/10/69
II
Church, 1838, extended and altered 1875 by W. Falkenbridge, on medieval site. Coursed squared sandstone with plinth and quoins. Graduated Lakeland slate roof with stone ridge and copings, cast iron cross finial, spike finials at nave corners.
West tower and nave with extruded South porch. Short chancel with North aisle and south porch-vestry. 1838 parts in Lancet style, chancel Geometrical.
Two-stage tower with battlemented parapet. Bands and stepped diagonal buttresses. Lancets at all levels including bell openings, those on top of lower stage very narrow. In west face a fragment of C12 arch above a segmental plaque dated 1838. Nave north and south 3 large windows with Y-tracery, alternate-block jambs and hoodmoulds. Later porch with 2-centred arch and hoodmould. Chancel has large traceried East window, smaller windows in sides.
Interior: 3 medieval grave covers and cross fragments in porch. 1838 strutted king post nave roof. Arch-braced chancel roof. Nave a plain preaching box. Good stained glass in south-east nave window, parables from Gospel of St. Matthew, signed and dated HH 1957.
Against the nave south wall, on the outside, a partly-eroded memorial slab to Jane Duck, d.1740, who gave money to the village school.
Listing NGR: NZ6648005802
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 328063
- 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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