Tower of Church of St Bartholomew
TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, SCHOOL STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1356786
- Date first listed:
- 09-Aug-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Tower of Church of St Bartholomew
- Statutory Address:
- TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, SCHOOL STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1356786
- Date first listed:
- 09-Aug-1966
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 03-May-2003
- List Entry Name:
- Tower of Church of St Bartholomew
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, SCHOOL STREET
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:
- TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, SCHOOL STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bolton (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Westhoughton
- National Grid Reference:
- SD6523505969
Details
WESTHOUGHTON SCHOOL STREET
SD 60 NE (north side)
Church of St Bartholomew
8/88 (Formerly listed as part of
9/8/66 Church of St Bartolomew and
Sundial in the Churchyard)
II
Detached tower of church. 1869-70. By Cunliffe and Freeman. Tower repaired 1991. Rock-faced stone with ashlar dressings. Tower has setback buttresses ending in gabled niches to lower part. 2-light plate tracery south and east windows. South east stair turret clasping angle, chamfered upper projecting above tower as pinnacle. 2 string courses to upper part of tower. Paired bell openings of 2 lights between clasping pilasters; corbel table over openings, cornice and embattled parapet.
The C19 main part of the church was almost totally destroyed by fire in 1990 and rebuilt, the new church being consecrated in 1995.
Listing NGR: SD6523505969
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 210568
- 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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