Church of St Bartholomew
CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1276620
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Bartholomew
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1276620
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Bartholomew
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, 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:
- CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Kirklees (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 04632 16003
Details
SE 01 NW CHURCH LANE Scammonden 1/515
- Church of St Bartholomew
- II
Mid to late C19. Gothic revival church. Hammer dressed stone with ashlar dressings. Steeply pitched grey and purple slate roof. Coped gables with footstones and kneelers. Carved finials. Nave with tower, chancel,transepts. Between chancel and south transept is 4-pier square bell tower with crenellated parapet and slated spire. On bell tower is 5 sided stair tower. Ashlar parapet to bell tower is supported on brackets and has gargoyles. Upper level of tower has louvred openings to belfry with pointed arch and hood mould, and paired colonnettas to jambs. Other openings in tower have false pointed and shouldered arches in deep lintel. On south side is sundial with date 1813 (presumably reset). Transepts have pointed arched windows with geometrical bar tracery, with 3 slender lights, 3 trefoil and one 6-foil lights. Small light with shouldered head to apix of south gable. On south elevation of nave is porch with pointed arched dtpening and doorway with semicircular headin ashlar. One 2-light window with stained glass and shouldered heads in deep lintel with semicircular relieving arch\ over. East gable: large pointed arched window with geometrical bar tracery jwith 4 slender lights, one quatrefoil and 2 trefoil openings. West gable: 8-light rose window, 3 slender lights at ground level with pointed heads and blocked light in gable apex with shouldered head.
Listing NGR: SE0463216003
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 406826
- 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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