Yardley Hastings United Reformed Church
YARDLEY HASTINGS UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, CASTLE ASHBY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1293748
- Date first listed:
- 06-Sept-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Yardley Hastings United Reformed Church
- Statutory Address:
- YARDLEY HASTINGS UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, CASTLE ASHBY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1293748
- Date first listed:
- 06-Sept-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Yardley Hastings United Reformed Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- YARDLEY HASTINGS UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, CASTLE ASHBY 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:
- YARDLEY HASTINGS UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, CASTLE ASHBY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- West Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Yardley Hastings
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 86447 57055
Details
YARDLEY HASTINGS CASTLE ASHBY ROAD SP8657 (West side) 17/171 Yardley Hastings United Reform Church
GV II Nonconformist chapel. Built 1813, extended mid C19. Coursed squared limestone, slate roof. Single cell plan. 2-storey, 4-window range. 2 central bays break forward slightly and have 2-light casement windows to ground floor with segmental-arched heads. C20 doors to far left and right with plain pilastered wood surrounds and entablatures. Doors and windows above are set in shallow recesses with round-arched heads. 2-light casement windows to 1st floor with round-arched heads. Segmental and round-headed arches are of contrasting grey sandstone and all have key blocks. Pedimented gable with central keyed oculus. A rectangular railed enclosure projects to centre; cast-iron railings with spear finials and urn finials to standards. County fire insurance plaque to 1st floor centre. Plaque between 1st floor centre windows with hood mould inscribed Built 1718/Destroyed by Fire/March 1813/Rebuilt and Enlarged/By Public/Subscription 1813. Long recessed panel above 1st floor windows bearing inscription YARDLEY CHAPEL. 2-storey, 3-window red brick extension to right with side door. Fine interior with galleries to 3 sides. Galleries have panelled fronts. Central panel of gallery to entrance end breaks forward and bears clock face. The galleries are supported by slender cast-iron columns with simple Ionic-style capitals. Deep coved plaster ceiling. Later C19 pitch-pine pews and pulpit. First floor room of extension, formerly Sunday School can be opened out to gallery adjacent by shuttered partition to wall between, which is supported by pair of painted stone or cast-iron baseless Doric columns. Originally a Congregational Chapel founded 1672. (Buildings of England: Northanptonshirei 1973, p471)
Listing NGR: SP8644757055
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 235571
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, (1973), 471
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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