The United Reformed Church
THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, DERBY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1244944
- Date first listed:
- 15-Oct-1997
- List Entry Name:
- The United Reformed Church
- Statutory Address:
- THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, DERBY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1244944
- Date first listed:
- 15-Oct-1997
- List Entry Name:
- The United Reformed Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, DERBY ROAD
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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:
- THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, DERBY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Derbyshire
- District:
- Derbyshire Dales (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ashbourne
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 18130 46302
Details
SK1746 ASHBOURNE DERBY ROAD
822/1/10003 The United Reformed Church
GV II
Non-Conformist church, attached railings, gatepiers and boundary wall. c1800, with later C19 remodelling. Endowed by Mr John Cooper of London, formerly of Ashbourne, d.1808. Red brick, laid to Flemish bond, with ashlar sandstone dressings, coped gable to front and Welsh slated roof. FRONT (north-east) ELEVATION: wide pedimented gable rising from a plain brick plinth with ashlar plinth band. Central doorway with curved heads to panelled and part-glazed double doors with curved heads beneath a banded segmental arch. This is now enclosed by a late C19 open porch with semi-circular arched openings, the arches and keystones of moulded ashlar. Above, a parapet balustrade with moulded balusters. Flanking the porch are tall window openings rising from a plain cill band with stilted semi-circular arched heads of ashlar sandstone, below gauged brick outer arches. Each window opening is set back within a wider arch headed opening, also with gauged brickwork to the arch. The arches rise from a moulded base expressed as an interrupted band across the elevation, which is set above an interrupted string course. Between the outer openings, a central arched window opening rises from the level of the balustrade. The opening is subdivided into 2 semi-circular headed lights supporting a circular light, all in ashlar, the central mullion a circular column with a foliated capital. Window frames with glazing bars and margin lights. Low wall to street frontage with ramped central section carrying porch front wall. Entrances to either side with low, square, ashlar capped gatepiers supporting ornamental cast-iron gates. Matching railings to ramped walling and to north-east corner of chapel, linked to gatepier of north entrance. INTERIOR: Not inspected, but known to retain an east end gallery with tiered benches and pilastered frontage supported on 2 tapered cast-iron columns with lotus leaf capitals. Queen post roof trusses with pendant finials are carried on side wall corbels. C20 stained glass to south side windows, and to window openings flanking the apsidal organ recess and pipe organ at the west end. Arched opening to organ recess defined by pilasters with foliated capitals. Wall monuments to John Cooper (d. 1808) and the Rev. Alexander Start (d. 1843) below the gallery. The chapel is attached to the range of almshouses to the north (item 1/126) which was also endowed by John Cooper.
Listing NGR: SK1813046302
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 468885
- 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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