Richmond Hill United Reformed Church and Sunday Schools
RICHMOND HILL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BOURNE AVENUE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1304642
- Date first listed:
- 01-Aug-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Richmond Hill United Reformed Church and Sunday Schools
- Statutory Address:
- RICHMOND HILL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BOURNE AVENUE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1304642
- Date first listed:
- 01-Aug-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Richmond Hill United Reformed Church and Sunday Schools
- Statutory Address 1:
- RICHMOND HILL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BOURNE AVENUE
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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:
- RICHMOND HILL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BOURNE AVENUE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bournemouth
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ 08524 91368
Details
1. BOURNE AVENUE 5l86 (North Side) Richmond Hill United Reformed Church and Sunday Schools SZ 0891 13/123 1.8.74.
II
2. Formerly Congregational, 1890-1, by Lawson and Donkin. Large and elaborate free Late Gothic, Purbeck stone with Bath stone dressings. North-west tower with octagonal third stage of gabled windows clasped by polygonal pinnacles (with far-projecting gargoyles); on this a smaller octagonal lantern with gabled windows, supported by flying buttresses, carrying short spire with iron finial. West front has lean-to narthex with 8-light window over (ogee hoodmould); south-west porch with polygonal front and traceried parapet. North and south flanks with lean-to aisles (3-light straight-headed windows) and big gabled 4-light clerestory windows. Transept gables have pair of tall 4-light windows with transom, with traceried rose window over, elaborate foliage carving to gabled north transept doorway. Interior with narrow passage aisles, pair of arches and 1 clerestory window embraced by each bay of ribbed timber coving to roof, carried on pink granite wall shafts with black shaft rings and foliage capitals. Centre of roof has arched braces, making overall trefoil section, canted boarding between, with openwork foliage panels on wallplate. West gallery and transept galleries with arcaded fronts, front 10 rows of main pews arranged in semi-circle, extending into transepts. Apse polygonal, with ribbed timber vault, also on pink granite wall shafts with foliage capitals. Big circular pulpit with foliage panels between buttresses, and pink granite columns. Joined at east to Sunday Schools and halls (altered and enlarged 1953).
Listing NGR: SZ0852491368
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 101712
- 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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