Parish Church of the Holy Cross (Old Church)
PARISH CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS (OLD CHURCH), OLDFIELD LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1294306
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Parish Church of the Holy Cross (Old Church)
- Statutory Address:
- PARISH CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS (OLD CHURCH), OLDFIELD LANE
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- Date:
- 1999-08-06
- Reference:
- IOE01/00952/16
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1294306
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Parish Church of the Holy Cross (Old Church)
- Statutory Address 1:
- PARISH CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS (OLD CHURCH), OLDFIELD 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:
- PARISH CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS (OLD CHURCH), OLDFIELD LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Ealing (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 14519 83155
Details
OLDFIELD LANE 1. 5010 Greenford Parish Church of the Holy Cross (Old Church) TQ 18 SW 1/10 24.2.50 GV 2.
Probably built or rebuilt late C15 or early C16. Chancel rebuilt C17. Chancel arch 1871. 1882 restoration refaced the chancel. 1913 belfry rebuilt. Aisleless nave and chancel of flint rubble with Reigate and other freestone dressings. Timber-framed and weatherboarded structure at west end to support tower, probably circa 1500. Tiled pitched roofs. Chancel with early C17 windows in south wall. Nave with 4 modern windows. Late C15 south doorway with early C16 timber-frame porch on dwarf walls. Chancel roof C15 king-post type. West annexe circa 1500 of timber with 6 main posts, but intermediate ones on east, modern. Curved braces to cross-beams. Bells of C14, 1510 and 1699. Font of 1638 with contemporary oak cover. West gallery front with turned posts and balusters and similar staircase, both late C17. Good collection of early C16 stained glass, some reputed to be from King's College, Cambridge. C15 and C16 brasses. Good series of monuments and floor slabs of C17 and early C18. (RCHM Middlesex pp 28, 29).
Listing NGR: TQ1451983155
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 200985
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Inventory of the Historical Monuments of Middlesex, (1937)
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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