Holy Innocents Church
HOLY INNOCENTS CHURCH, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1259780
- Date first listed:
- 21-Nov-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Holy Innocents Church
- Statutory Address:
- HOLY INNOCENTS CHURCH, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1259780
- Date first listed:
- 21-Nov-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Holy Innocents Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- HOLY INNOCENTS CHURCH, CHURCH 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:
- HOLY INNOCENTS CHURCH, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- West Sussex
- District:
- Horsham (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Southwater
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 15214 26380
Details
TQ 12 NE SOUTHWATER CHURCH LANE
965/12/10030 Holy Innocents Church
II
Church. Built in 1848-9, architect W Harrison, with vestry of 1909. Built of Forest sandstone and Horsham stone rubble with ashlar dressings and tiled roof and wood and shingled bellcote. Decorated style. Nave and north aisle, north and south transepts and south porch. Nave has 2 traceried windows, one double and one triple trefoliated window. Gabled south porch with kneelers, scissorbrace roof and 2 stained glass lancet windows. North aisle has 3 double trefoliated windows. West window has 2 cinquefoil-headed lights with quatrefoil above. Bellcote at west end is wooden with trefoliated bell chamber with latticed screen and shingled spire surmounted by metal windvane. Gabled transepts. East window has 3 cinquefoil-headed lights and reticulated tracery. Interior has 3 bay arcade with octagonal columns and nave and north aisle have arch-braced roofs. C19 pews and 1880 organ from Worth Abbey. South and east walls have C 19 stained glass. North aisle has 6 stained glass windows of 1986 depicting the history of Christ's Hospital by Harold Thompson.
Listing NGR: TQ1521426380
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 444199
- 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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