Church of St John
CHURCH OF ST JOHN, UPPERTHONG LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1229162
- Date first listed:
- 04-Aug-1983
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN, UPPERTHONG LANE
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- Date:
- 1999-08-18
- Reference:
- IOE01/01258/08
- Rights:
- © Mr Stanley Sykes. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1229162
- Date first listed:
- 04-Aug-1983
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN, UPPERTHONG LANE
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN, UPPERTHONG LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Kirklees (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Holme Valley
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 13684 08065
Details
SE 10 NW UPPERTHONG LANE 4/371 (Holmfirth)
16.1.67 Church of St John
II
Gothic Revival Church. 1848. Hammer dressed stone with ashlar dressings and plinth. Buttresses. Pitched slate roof with gable copings. North and south transepts, the latter with 3 tier square tower over. Lower chancel. Nave of 4 bays to north and 5 bays to south, each side with doorway the one to south in stone porch. Windows are 2-light with traceried heads, some with stained glass. North transept of 2 bays with window as before. North window is 3-light with stained glass. Tower of 3 tiers with bell chamber with pair of 2-light traceried and louvered lights to each elevation. Five-sided stair turret, to first tier level, on east side. Chancel of 2 bays with windows as before. East window of 4-lights with tracery and stained glass. Interior: chancel arch. Roof trusses supported on engaged colonnettes.
Listing NGR: SE1368408065
Legacy
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- Legacy System number:
- 340599
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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