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The Old Bell Chapel

A Grade II* Listed Building in Idle and Thackley, Bradford

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Latitude: 53.8374 / 53°50'14"N

Longitude: -1.7329 / 1°43'58"W

OS Eastings: 417671

OS Northings: 437941

OS Grid: SE176379

Mapcode National: GBR JP1.DY

Mapcode Global: WHC93.CT11

Plus Code: 9C5WR7P8+XR

Entry Name: The Old Bell Chapel

Listing Date: 4 September 1952

Last Amended: 9 August 1983

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1133673

English Heritage Legacy ID: 337239

ID on this website: 101133673

Location: Idle, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD10

County: Bradford

Electoral Ward/Division: Idle and Thackley

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Bradford

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Idle Holy Trinity

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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SE 1737
19/76

Idle BD10
TOWN LANE
The Old Bell Chapel

(formerly listed as Idle YMCA Youth and Community Centre, TOWN GATE, previously listed as Sunday School)

4.9.52

II*
Built as a chapel of ease in 1630 but not consecrated until 1692 and prior to this date used by non-conformist congregations as well, an unusual case. On an island site the chapel is erected on a plain rectangular plan, built of coursed gritstone with plinth and flush quoins. Stone slate roof, coped gable ends with shaped kneelers surmounted by small ball finials. Small square stone bellcot to north-west gable with corbel support, blind arched panels to sides, small crow wing finial. The side windows of the chapel have a domestic character with chamfered mullioned-transomed round-headed lights. The south-east gable has a large window with simple Perpendicular tracery formed by diminishing rows of round-headed lights, a pattern very similar to the Old Bell Chapel at Thornton and Holy Trinity, Low Moor. On east side is a moulted jamb doorway with ogee shaped head dated 1630. The interior has been modernised.

Listing NGR: SE1767137941

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