Former Providence Place United Reformed Church, gate piers and gates
Aakash, Bradford Road, Cleckheaton, BD19 3PN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1184234
- Date first listed:
- 30-Apr-1982
- List Entry Name:
- Former Providence Place United Reformed Church, gate piers and gates
- Statutory Address:
- Aakash, Bradford Road, Cleckheaton, BD19 3PN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1184234
- Date first listed:
- 30-Apr-1982
- List Entry Name:
- Former Providence Place United Reformed Church, gate piers and gates
- Statutory Address 1:
- Aakash, Bradford Road, Cleckheaton, BD19 3PN
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:
- Aakash, Bradford Road, Cleckheaton, BD19 3PN
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 19079 25707
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 09/07/2020
SE 12 NE
1/84
SPENBOROUGH MB
CLECKHEATON
BRADFORD ROAD
Aakash
Former Providence Place United Reformed Church, gate piers and gates
(Formerly listed as Providence Place United Reformed Church, gate piers and gates, BRADFORD ROAD)
30.4.82
II*
Former Congregational Church. 1857-59 by Lockwood and Mawson of Bradford. Ashlar facade. Blue slate roof. Two storeys and basement. The monumental five-bay facade is in the form of a giant portico between vermiculated quoins and surmounted by a boldly modelled pediment. The giant unfluted Corinthian columns rise from a shallow podium, the arches being archivolted and have large console keystones. The frieze above is vermiculated and large console brackets support the pediment. In tympanum is roundel supported by richly carved foliage. Roundel is inscribed 'GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST, AND ON EARTH PEACE, GOOD WILL TO ALL MEN'. The back wall of the portico is rusticated to the ground floor and divided by a bracketted cornice. Three round arched double doors with vermiculated, alternatively blocked surround and voussoirs. Niche to left and right with Roman altar pedestals to cast iron lamp standards. Slender round arched archivolted windows with pilaster surround to first floor.
The nine-bay side elevations have boldly bracketted eaves cornice. Basement windows are plain, ground floor windows are square headed with shouldered architrave. First floor windows are round headed with archivolt and keystone. Windows to end bay, flanking the portico are blind.
Interior: horseshoe gallery with modelled panelling to front, supported on slender, fluted cast iron columns with foliage capitals. Box pews. The ceiling has been lowered to gallery level.
In front of the chapel are five squat, square ashlar gatepiers, with cornice and square cap, returned to podium. Cast iron gates have dog rails and ornamental cresting.
N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England, 1979.
Listing NGR: SE1907925707
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 340990
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Radcliffe, E, The Buildings of England: Yorkshire: The West Riding, (1967)
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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