St Helens Church
ST HELENS CHURCH, BANKS ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1334948
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jan-2001
- List Entry Name:
- St Helens Church
- Statutory Address:
- ST HELENS CHURCH, BANKS ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1334948
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jan-2001
- List Entry Name:
- St Helens Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- ST HELENS CHURCH, BANKS 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:
- ST HELENS CHURCH, BANKS ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- East Sussex
- District:
- Lewes (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Chailey
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ3934822156
Details
TQ 32 SE
946/2/10041
12-JAN-01
CHAILEY
BANKS ROAD
St Helens Church
II
Church. 1931 by L Kier Hett as a chapel for the Chailey Heritage, which became world famous for its treatment of "crippled children". Late Arts and Crafts style. Built of local Sussex bricks with a tiled course supplied by the local firm of Messrs H and E Waters of Forest Row covering a timberframe with weatherboarded tower and tiled roof. Three bay nave with aisles, apsidal-ended chancel and west tower. Church mainly of brown brick in stretcher bond. West front has central weatherboarded battered square tower of two stages with hipped pantiled roof and ground floor hipped roof and two wooden supports forming porch. Double doors. Two leaded light windows. North and south elevations have projecting hipped ends with three hipped dormers and three leaded light windows. Apsidal-ended chancel with tall round-headed east window.
INTERIOR: Nave of three bays in form of aisled timber barn with crownpost roof and curved tension to upright posts which are on stone bases. Original joinery includes carved pews to east end only (the children were often in wheelchairs), doors with ribbed carving, octagonal carved oak pulpit on stone base and oak communion rails. Original stained glass windows with Virgin and Child to east window and the elements (Earth, Air, Fire and Water) to side windows.
Listing NGR: TQ3934822156
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 486853
- 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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