Church of St Matthew
CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW, HUDDERSFIELD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1313641
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Matthew
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW, HUDDERSFIELD ROAD
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- Date:
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1313641
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Matthew
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW, HUDDERSFIELD 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:
- CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW, HUDDERSFIELD ROAD
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 23716 21222
Details
DEWSBURY CB HUDDERSFIELD ROAD SE 22 SW (Dewsbury)
2/55 Church of St. Martthew
II
Gothic Revival church in Decorated style. 1848 by Bonomi and Cory. Hammer dressed stone. Stone slate roof. Squat square, unbuttressed west tower with stair turret. Low, 4-bay nave with lean-to north and south aisles and south porch. 3-bay chancel with 2-bay chapel to south and vestry to north. 2-light bell chamber openings with square head and Tudor-arched lights. 3-light window, on west side. Crenellated parapet. 2-light, square headed clerestory windows with tracery. 3-light aisle and chapel windows. 6-light transomed window to chancel, south side. Large 14-light transomed east window. All with Decorated tracery. The lean-to vestry on north side has 3 diagonally set ashlar stacks with crenellated caps.
Interior: 4-bay arcade to north and south on octagonal piers. 2-bay arcaded chancel with side chapel to right and organ to left. Choir stalls in chancel. Carved and traceried chancel screen with texts at base. Straight-backed pews with straight sides. Scissor braced nave roof with pierced side panels. Heavy hammer beam chancel roof with pierced spandrels and pendant bosses.
N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England, 1967.
Listing NGR: SE2371621222
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 340740
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Radcliffe, E, The Buildings of England: Yorkshire: The West Riding, (1967)
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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