Rishworth School Chapel
RISHWORTH SCHOOL CHAPEL, RISHWORTH NEW ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1277091
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jul-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Rishworth School Chapel
- Statutory Address:
- RISHWORTH SCHOOL CHAPEL, RISHWORTH NEW ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1277091
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jul-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Rishworth School Chapel
- Statutory Address 1:
- RISHWORTH SCHOOL CHAPEL, RISHWORTH NEW ROAD
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:
- RISHWORTH SCHOOL CHAPEL, RISHWORTH NEW ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Calderdale (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Ripponden
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 03203 18382
Details
SE 01NW RIPPONDEN (former U.D.) (off) RISHWORTH NEW ROAD SE 032183 (north side), Rishworth
5/119 Rishworth School Chapel _
GV II
School house of 1725. Now chapel for Rishworth School, Oldham Road (q.v.), with added porch and skillful extension of added bay for sanctuary entirely in keeping reusing gable window, c.1961. Ashlar, stone slate roof. Gabled porch has Tudor arched doorway to left of 5 bays of double chamfered mullioned and transomed windows of 8 lights. Set under window of 1st bay and above weathered plinth is tablet inscribed
"John Wheelwright of North Shields in Northumberland. Gentleman Founded and endowed this School For the Education of his Tenants Childen for ever Ano Domini 1725
"Semper honos nomenque tuum laudesque manebunt"
Left hand return wall in hammer dressed stone with quoins has coped gable with kneelers and stack. Right hand return wall has 16-light double chamfered mullioned and transomed window with king mullion, coped gable with carved pierced cross as finial. Rear has 2 bays of double chamfered mullioned and transomed windows of 12 lights.
Interior altered for church use but preserves original fireplace of simple design with monolithic jambs. Built in the vernacular tradition of the C17. N. Pevsner, Yorkshire, West Riding, (London 1967), p 414.
Listing NGR: SE0320318382
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 407755
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Radcliffe, E, The Buildings of England: Yorkshire: The West Riding, (1967), 414
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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