United Reformed Church
UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, BLACKBURN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387928
- Date first listed:
- 21-Aug-1975
- List Entry Name:
- United Reformed Church
- Statutory Address:
- UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, BLACKBURN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387928
- Date first listed:
- 21-Aug-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 30-Apr-1999
- List Entry Name:
- United Reformed Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, BLACKBURN 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:
- UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, BLACKBURN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bolton (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 71596 10646
Details
BOLTON
SD71SW BLACKBURN ROAD 797-1/2/41 (East side) 21/08/75 United Reformed Church (Formerly Listed as: BLACKBURN ROAD United Reformed Church (formerly Congregational Church) and Manse)
GV II
Congregational Church, later United Reformed Church, now antiques centre and tea room. 1895, by Jonathan Simpson under the patronage of WH Lever, later Lord Leverhulme. Snecked squared red sandstone with graded slate roofs with ridge cresting. STYLE: Perpendicular. PLAN: external design uses the conventions of Anglican church building, with tower and spire to north, nave terminating in apsidal end, aisles, transepts, and a high aisle south of the east transept. EXTERIOR: doorway in north wall of nave, with chamfered responds and moulded arch, with blind traceried panelling in the spandrels incorporating tree-like motifs. 5-light window above the door, with fleurons to hoodmould and clasping buttresses. North-west tower, built to west of aisle. West doorway with clustered shafts and hoodmould with fleurons, panelled spandrels incorporating tree motifs. Ogee lancet in first stage, and moulded lancet above. Paired leaded foiled lights divided by pilasters which continue to divide the bell chamber lights which have Perpendicular tracery. Blind Perpendicular arcading above. Projecting corbels at angles, and spire with lucarnes. Lean-to east and west aisles, 2 bays to west, 4 bays to east, with 3-light Perpendicular windows, and square headed windows with Perpendicular tracery in clerestory above. Transepts have paired windows, divided by central pilaster sprung from corbel. 2-bay lean-to aisle south of the transept to the west, a high aisle to the north with single foiled ogee lancet window. Apsidal south end with wide windows in west and south linked by continuous arcaded hoodmould which continues across blind east wall, cut by the south-east aisle. Single storey, flat roofed range links the church to the manse (qv) to the south. INTERIOR: not inspected.
Listing NGR: SD7159610646
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 475922
- 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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