Former Unitarian Chapel and Sunday School
FORMER UNITARIAN CHAPEL AND SUNDAY SCHOOL, WELLFIELD TERRACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1231064
- Date first listed:
- 29-Apr-1982
- List Entry Name:
- Former Unitarian Chapel and Sunday School
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER UNITARIAN CHAPEL AND SUNDAY SCHOOL, WELLFIELD TERRACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1231064
- Date first listed:
- 29-Apr-1982
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 22-Feb-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Former Unitarian Chapel and Sunday School
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER UNITARIAN CHAPEL AND SUNDAY SCHOOL, WELLFIELD TERRACE
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:
- FORMER UNITARIAN CHAPEL AND SUNDAY SCHOOL, WELLFIELD TERRACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Calderdale (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Todmorden
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 93646 23949
Details
SD 92SW TODMORDEN (former M.B.) WELLFIELD TERRACE
5/317 Former Unitarian Chapel and Sunday School (formerly listed under 29.4.82 Bank Street) G.V. II
The original Methodist-Unitarian Todmorden Chapel 1822-24, superseded by Gibson's 1869 Unitarian Church, Honey Holey Road (q.v.). Added cross-wing 1899. Now forms plastics factory. Hammer-dressed stone, slate roof. Single-storey to road, 2 to valley, west side, with the original Sunday School in lower-ground floor. Gabled 3-storey cross-wing. 5-bay front with squared surround windows. 2 similar windows to south west end, the original Sunday school lower ground floor fenestration retains glazing bars. Low pitch ½ hipped roof with console brackets spaced to gutter-eaves cornice. Chamfered rusticated quoins. The cross-wing has a shaped gable with kneelers. Doorway for sunday school entrance has triple keystone over which is inscribed tablet set within a recess which reads: TO THE MEMORY OF SAMUEL, JOHN, AND JOSHUA FIELDEN, Constant Benefactors of THE UNITARIAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL This stone was laid by S. ALFRED STEINTHAL June 17th 1899 3 large windows to lst floor. 5-bay return, and 5-bay main range all with windows with plain stone surrounds. Gable to south has inserted loading bay c.1980.
Listing NGR: SD9364723950
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 406006
- 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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