Diameter: 36" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by Naylor, Vickers & Co
Dove Bell ID: 51333 Tower ID: 18552 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Bowling: St Stephen
Diocese of Leeds
Church, 646092
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Overview
Grid reference: SE 160 313
1860 by the Mallinson and Healy Partnership. Sandstone' brick' church with C14 details and chancel treated in the French manner as chevet. Nave with gabled clerestory squat windows, low aisles, short transepts. Tower to north side of west with slated helm - broached spire, gargoyles, large west window. The interior has a boarded roof on scissor trusses broken by clerestory dormer. Glass by Powell and Vayll of Leeds in the aisles. Elaborate stained glass of Christ in Glory, 1907, in west window.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 625 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
On the 2nd July 1859 the foundation stone was laid and the church consecrated on the 24th April 1860. In 1886 an extension was built consisting of a semi octagonal chancel with two tall light windows, with quatrefoil tracery and gabled heads to each elevation, north and south transepts, a choir vestry and an organ chamber. In the 1990s the west bay of the church had been enclosed to form a community area with a kitchen to the ground floor of the tower; a toilet provided to the north west, and bays have been enclosed to create two office spaces and a meeting room. n 2019 a biomass boiler was introduced into a building in the churchyard and the boiler room under the church was converted to a plant room.
Exterior Description
The original builidng consists of a nave of six bays with gabled clerestory squat windows to the central four bays, each of two lights with trefoil and quatrefoil tracery above, low north and south aisles with three light windows, each with a porch to the west bay, a short chancel and to the west a slated helm broached spire.
Interior
Interior Description
In 1886 an extension was built consisting of a semi octagonal chancel with two tall light windows, with quatrefoil tracery and gabled heads to each elevation, north and south transepts, a choir vestry and an organ chamber.
In the 1990s the west bay of the church has been enclosed to form a community area.
Within the church a large stone reredos was given by the Speak family of Queensbury and the east window, depicting the Crucifixion and the Ascension, was donated by Councillor Jesse Galloway.
Oak panels were fitted in the chancel in 1921 as a memorial to 279 members of the parish who were killed during the First World War. These were repaired and restored during 2015.
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: SE 160 313
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | Yes |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
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