Minshull United Reformed Church
MINSHULL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, EARDSWICK LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1330056
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Minshull United Reformed Church
- Statutory Address:
- MINSHULL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, EARDSWICK LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1330056
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jan-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 20-Dec-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Minshull United Reformed Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- MINSHULL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, EARDSWICK 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:
- MINSHULL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, EARDSWICK LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Minshull Vernon
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 67761 60636
Details
SJ 66SE MINSHULL VERNON C.P. EARDSWICK LANE
Minshull United Reformed Church (formerly listed 12,1,1967 as Congregational Church under Cross Lane) II
Nonconformist church,1809 (on porch) with later C19 alterations. Brown brick with renewed tile roof, 4 bays. Rebuilt west elevation, in Flemish Bond, has mid C19 porch with gothic opening, drip mould with moulded stops, framed ledged and braced door on strap hinges, gable coping with kneelers and side buttresses with stone weathered tops. Windows to both sides of church are two light mullioned, cusped ogee tracery with flat heads, leaded lights and stained glass. One original round headed "Y" tracery window remains in the nave (north) gable. Moulded eaves cornice and bowtell moulded gable copings with ball finials.
Interior: dado rail with pitch pine wainscotting to window sill level. Pulpit with flanking steps, organ at east side and fronted by communion rail in "U" form with rounded angles and heavy balusters. Benches with gothic shaped ends. Plastered walls above dado and flat plastered ceiling. Linked by 4 panel bolection moulded door to Sunday School south east also with wainscotting and with composite collar trusses and boarded raking ceiling above exposed rafters.
Listing NGR: SJ6776160636
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 56627
- 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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