Church of St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MARY, SPEN LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1184613
- Date first listed:
- 13-Jan-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, SPEN LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1184613
- Date first listed:
- 13-Jan-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, SPEN 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 MARY, SPEN LANE
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 20634 25912
Details
SE 22 NW SPENBOROUGH MB SPEN LANE GOMERSAL 2/169 Church of St Mary
II
Gothic Revival Church. 1850-51. By John Dobson of Leeds. Hammer dressed stone with ashlar dressings. Stone slate roof. North west tower, 4-bay nave with lean-to buttressed aisles but no clerestory. 2-bay chancel, south trancept and south porch. Aisle windows are 3-light with curvilinear tracery. 5-light east window and 4-light west window both with curvilinear tracery and with 4 quatrefoils in head. 3-tier west tower with diagonal buttressing. Round clock face to 3 sides. Large 3-light louvred and traceried openings to bell chamber. Openwork parapet and tall crocketted pinnacles on corbel brackets of figure heads and beasts. Gargoyles.
Interior: 6-bay arcade of double chamfered arches on octagonal piers. Moulded chancel arch on clustered piers with capitals of carved angels. Carved stone reredos with crocketted heads and pinnacles with crests. Carved stone font. Arched braced roof trusses.
Listing NGR: SE2063425912
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 341076
- 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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