United Reformed Church
UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, DURHAM STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1263352
- Date first listed:
- 31-Mar-1949
- List Entry Name:
- United Reformed Church
- Statutory Address:
- UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, DURHAM STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1263352
- Date first listed:
- 31-Mar-1949
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Dec-1985
- List Entry Name:
- United Reformed Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, DURHAM STREET
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:
- UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, DURHAM STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Hartlepool (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Headland
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 52746 34012
Details
NZ 53 SW
4/64
31.3.49
HARTLEPOOL
DURHAM STREET
(west side),
Headland.
United Reformed Church (formerly listed as Independent Chapel).
II
Wrongly shown on O.S. Map as Brougham Street. Independent Chapel, now
United Reformed Church, dated 1843. Dressed limestone, rendered, painted,
and scored to represent ashlar. Welsh slate roof. 2 storeys and basement,
3 x 3 bays, with gabled front to Durham Street, where basement is exposed to
full depth. Applied Tuscan Order, plain frieze and pediment with date and:
"INDEPENDENT" on panel in tympanum. Mid C20 fixed rectangular windows in
original openings, with raised surrounds and shallow gabled heads. Central
doorway has double 3-panelled doors and overlight in raised surround with
moulded cornice on simple consoles. Spear-headed cast iron railings around
basement well. Matching windows to right (north) return. Rectangular-plan,
gabled apse at west end.
Listing NGR: NZ5274634012
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 432545
- 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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