Church of St Helen
CHURCH OF ST HELEN, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1174421
- Date first listed:
- 22-Nov-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Helen
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST HELEN, MAIN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1174421
- Date first listed:
- 22-Nov-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Helen
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST HELEN, 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:
- CHURCH OF ST HELEN, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Denton
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 14488 48918
Details
DENTON MAIN STREET SE 14 NW (north side) 9/33 Church of St Helen 22.11.66 GV II*
Church. 1776. By John Carr for the Ibbetson family of Denton Hall. Coursed squared gritstone, grey slate roof. 3-bay nave and chancel with an integral west tower and a possibly additional single-storey west porch, in Gothick style. Plinth. The porch has pointed double doors on the south side, a finialed hoodmould and eaves cornice with pedimented blocking course above. Nave: 3 pointed windows, the central one with original interlaced glazing bars. Continuous hoodmould, eaves band, gable coping. Nave left return: porch flanked by small arched windows with interlaced glazing bars; the tower west wall breaks forward slightly and there is a window of 3 trefoil-headed lights with hoodmould to first floor. The tower lower stage has large quatrefoil recesses; the upper stage is an open octagonal embattled belfry with pointed arches to each side. Nave, east end: Venetian style window with large pointed-arched centre light flanked by lower narrow round-arched lights. The architrave has classical mouldings and the continuous hoodmould of the south side is carried above the flanking lights. A projecting band at eaves level forms a pediment to the gable. North side: 2 blind pointed-arched windows; entrance to crypt covered by a lean-to roof, centre; taller lean-to addition left, with square 4-pane sash in left return. Interior: inner door between porch and nave has 3 tiers of 3 trefoil-headed panels and opens into a vestibule beneath the west gallery, with 6 panel doors to left and right. The left door opens onto a stone spiral staircase, the right into a small vestry. Nave, east end: 2 stone steps to the sanctuary with fine carved oak pulpit and priest's stall given in 1908. The east window has painted glass depicting King David and St Cecilia with angels and musical instruments and is signed "Henric' Giles Ebora' pinxit 1700". The flanking lights contain heraldic emblems and coats of arms. West gallery: supported and framed by a tall round-headed arch; the: balustrade of double vase balusters. The shallow-pitched nave roof supported by 5 king-post trusses with splayed struts form the base of the king, post. Font: south-west corner of nave; a splayed fluted shaft with a shallow octagonal bowl decorated with gadrooning, the lid a later addition. Wail memorials of the C18 and early C19 to the Ibbetson family of Denton Park. A grave stone-fastened to the outside of the north wall of the porch has the remains of an inscription commemorating Frances, wife of Henry Lord Fairfax who died in 1683.
Listing NGR: SE1448848918
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 331425
- 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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