Church of St Bartholomew

CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, PARK LANE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1362006
Date first listed:
11-Jul-1966
List Entry Name:
Church of St Bartholomew
Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, PARK LANE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1362006
Date first listed:
11-Jul-1966
List Entry Name:
Church of St Bartholomew
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, PARK 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, PARK LANE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Lancashire
District:
Hyndburn (District Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SD 73387 32716

Details

GREAT HARWOOD PARK LANE SD 73 SW 2/75 Church of St. Bartholomew 11.7.1966 II*

Church, early C16 with C15 tower and C19 chancel. Coursed rubble (graduated), stone slate roof. West tower, nave with aisles, chancel. Embattled Perpendicular tower of 4 short stages has diagonal (west) and angle (east) buttresses, full-height rectangular stair turret at south east corner, west window with hoodmould, a niche above this, 2-light belfry openings with hoodmoulds (clock faces inserted in those on west and south sides), and various slit-shaped openings. Five-bay nave and aisles both have stone mullion windows of 3 round-headed lights (north aisle extended along wall of tower); and low gabled porch to 1st bay of south aisle. Interior: arcade of octagonal columns with moulded caps carrying rounded chamfered arches (those adjoining chancel C19); high tower arch with moulded Perpendicular head, above which is the gable line of a smaller and steeper roof; ceiling carried on ex situ carved and cambered beams (nave was ceiled in 1774); 2-centred chancel arch, and 4-light east window in Perpendicular style; font dated 1662, with letters "IE"; one poppy head bench, probably C16 (now loose).

Listing NGR: SD7338732716

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
183878
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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