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Church of St Anne in the Grove

A Grade II Listed Building in Halifax, Calderdale

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7093 / 53°42'33"N

Longitude: -1.8191 / 1°49'8"W

OS Eastings: 412038

OS Northings: 423666

OS Grid: SE120236

Mapcode National: GBR HTQK.Z1

Mapcode Global: WHC9V.1116

Plus Code: 9C5WP55J+P9

Entry Name: Church of St Anne in the Grove

Listing Date: 3 January 1967

Last Amended: 2 December 1983

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1133866

English Heritage Legacy ID: 338803

Also known as: St Anne in the Grove, Southowram

ID on this website: 101133866

Location: Southowram, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, HX3

County: Calderdale

Electoral Ward/Division: Town

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Halifax

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Southowram St Anne-in-the-Grove

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

Tagged with: Church building

Description


BRIGHOUSE CHURCH LANE, SOUTHOWRAM SE 12 SW (north side) 3/54 Church of St. Anne in the Grove (formerly listed as 3.1.67 Church of St Anne under Southowram) II

Church. 1815 by Thomas Taylor of Leeds with later chancel. West tower of 3 stages with diagonal buttresses has arched headed belfry openings with 'Y' tracery, embattled with crocket pinnacles. 5-bay nave with arched headed windows is embattled with buttresses to each bay. l-bay chancel is buttressed and is embattled. Nave windows to south side of outer bays have 'Y' tracery to inner Geometric of 2 lights, to north side all have 'Y' tracery.

Wide bare interior. Arch braced roof rising from corbels sealed along line of rafters and collar. West gallery. Baptistry to North is semi-octagonal with ribbed coved roof and stained glass windows. Chancel pointed arch flanked by arched openings that to left to vestry that to right forming small chapel with just room for altar. Chancel has flat panelled roof and organ gallery.

Furnishings; carved stone reredos, stone pulpit with marble columns and brass handrail and balustrading. Carved font with cover to baptistry, one other under west tower (probably original). Stained glass windows to south side, 3 by Ward and Hughes 1909 - 1922. Brass openwork lectern and choir stalls.

Listing NGR: SE1203823666

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