Christ Church
Christ Church, Church Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1335315
- Date first listed:
- 14-Aug-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Christ Church
- Statutory Address:
- Christ Church, Church Street
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1335315
- Date first listed:
- 14-Aug-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Christ Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- Christ Church, Church Street
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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:
- Christ Church, Church Street
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Derbyshire
- District:
- Amber Valley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Dethick, Lea and Holloway
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 32300 56965
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17 June 2022 to update text and reformat to current standards
SK 35 NW
1/46
PARISH OF DETHICK, LEA AND HOLLOWAY
CHURCH STREET
Christ Church
GV
II*
Anglican church. 1901-3. P H Currie, Architect, with tower by Currie added 1911, all in the Free Gothic style. Rubble gritstone, randomly coursed with quoins, coped gables and plain tiled roofs. Irregular plan, with tower to cross towards the east end, entrance porch to south wall at west end, and lean-to vestry towards the centre of the south wall. Shallow transept on north wall for organ, and chancel.
South porch ashlar and rubble, rising from a shallow chamfered plinth entrance on west side with dentilled segmental arched head to doorway. South gable with two-light window, semi-circular headed light below a plain flush band with blind shield and cusped lancet carvings. Five bay nave with carved finial to coped gable, shallow stepped buttresses between second and third bays. Two-light Perp style windows with flat heads within quoined surrounds, with a coupled pair of two-light openings west of the vestry projection, all with moulded drips to heads.
Lean-to vestry on shallow chamfered plinth, below cills to windows. Two-light semi-circular headed window, quoined door surround and stepped hoodmould above blank shield to door head. Shallow stepped buttress to east of door rises to become a squat crocketed pinnacle above. Pointed arched three-light window to east end of vestry. Two stage tower, square on plan, with polygonal stair turret to south west corner, terminating in a moulded eaves band. Coupled two-light belfry windows, cusped heads to lights beneath a segmental arch. Stepped buttresses to first stage, and above, ashlar crenellated parapets with crocketed pinnacles to corners and to parapet wall centres.
Chancel south wall with ogee headed two-light window in quoined surround, moulded eaves band, and stepped angle buttresses to end. Pointed arched five-light east window below hoodmould with block stops. North transept with three-light cusped window beneath flat head. Nave north wall with four two-light windows, a chimney and a single stepped buttress. Five-light west window with pointed arch beneath a continuous hoodmould with vertical pilaster strip rising from arch head to support a blind niche in the gable apex.
Interior double chamfered arch to nave cross rising from crenellated imposts. Chamfered arch to north transept with lancets above. Twin arches to south transept, and two lancets above. Five bay nave roof with arch braced kind post trusses, and intermediate arch braced collar trusses the braces to the main trusses cusped. Pulpit, lectern and chancel credence table by Currie. Metal plaque with enamelled inlay work on south side of chancel arch.
Listing NGR: SK3230056965
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 78693
- 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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