Description

SD 81 NE ROCHDALE GANDY LANE
(east side)

3/66 Church of Christ,
20.2.1984 Middle Healey

G.V. II

Church. 1849-50. G Shaw. Random roughly dressed stone
with ashlar dressings and slate roofs. Nave with clerestory
has aisles, south west tower and north porch. Chancel with
south chapel and north organ chamber/vestry. 6-bay nave
with low aisles, 2-light geometrical tracery windows of
varying design to both. Aisle has low weathered buttresses
with gablets. 3-stage tower has southern door, traceried
single-light openings to the bell stage and a broach spire.
The chancel, chapel and vestry are roofed separately
resulting in a triple east gable. All the roofs have coped
gables and cross finials. Interior: double chamfered
pointed nave arcades with octagonal piers, moulded capitals
and waterholding bases to south. Double chamfered pointed
chancel arch. Wooden roof structure with scissor braces is
supported on stone corbels. Elaborate wooden screens to
south chapel. The church was built with the aid of a
Commissioners' Grant.

Listing NGR: SD8858315720

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26307370

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