Description

SD 92NE HEBDEN ROYD C.P. CHURCH LANE,
Mytholm, Hebden Bridge

1/88 Church of St. James

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G.V. II

Commissioners' church, by Pickersgill and Oates (York) c.1833 with additions
and alterations 1874 to 1876 by R. Norman Shaw. At this date the north and
south galleries and the ceiling were removed. Ashlar, slate roof. West tower,
nave, south porch and chancel. Lancet style. 3 stage embattled tower
has angle buttresses which rises to form pinnacles. Doorway in 1st stage.
Single light window with clock face over to second. Single light belfry window
to 3rd stage. 5-bay nave, with angle buttresses rising to form pinnacles and
offset buttresses between each bay which has tall pointed arched windows with
hoodmould. Parapet. Porch in 1st bay has angle buttresses, pinnacles and
parapeted gable with pointed arched doorway. Chancel (1876) of 2 bays with
single storey side aisles with 3-light arched windows with hoodmould, parapet
with trefoil, gothic capping. Chancel has 2-light arched clerestorey windows
with quatrefoil over under arched hoodmould. 3-light lancet east window.
Interior: Wide bare nave without aisles, queen-post roof. Tall pointed chancel
arch with to either side smaller arches to aisles. That to south forms memorial
chapel to George Sowden, Honorary Canon of Wakefield and Vicar of the church
for 37 years who died 1899. Arcade to either side of chancel.
Furnishings: Carved reredos by Alfonso Noflaner c.1934 to celebrate the
centenary. All windows have stained glass illustrating the life of Christ
mostly dating from the 1870's, all by Heaton, Butler and Bayne. Stone carved
pulpit is carried on marble columns. The rear gallery has been boxed in c.1983
to form enclosed vestibule and meeting'room. N. Pevsner, Yorkshire West Riding
(1967), p.260.

Listing NGR: SD9843927448

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26522919

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)