Description

SE 01 SE BRADSHAW LANE Slaithwaite 5/52 Shred Mission Church -

- II

1845. Former Mission Hall now dwelling. Hammer dressed stone. Pitched stone slate roof. Bargeboards with wood finials. Latin cross to east gable. Open bellcote with octagonal stone supports with weathercock. Stone brackets to gutter. Two storeys. South elevation: symmetrical. Ground floor: two porches with pitched roofs with coped gable. Large double footstones and stone finials to gable. Chamfered reveals to doorways which have Tudor arched head. In gables to porches one has inscription V.R., the other 1845 on stone shields. Three 2-light stone mullioned windows (chamfered) with decorative glazing. Continuous chamfered sill band with inscription below which reads: UPPER SLAITHWAITE CHURCH SCHOOL UNITED TO THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF THE POOR IN THE PRINCIPLES OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND IRELAND ERECTED ON LAND GRANTED TO TRUSTEES BY THE RIGHT HONORABLE WILLIAM EARL OF DARTMOUTH BY DONATIONS FROM HIS LORDSHIP AND OTHERS AND GRANTS FROM HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT AND THE ABOVE NAMED SOCIETY A.D. MDCCCXLV THE REVEREND CHARLES AUGUSTUS HULBERT MA MINISTER MR JAMES BAMFORTH-BIRKS, TREASURER First floor: three 2-light stone mullioned windows (chamfered); two single windows. All first floor windows have chamfered hood moulds and glazing bars. North elevation: Ground floor: large lean-to extension with slate roof. First floor: three 2-light stone mullioned windows. Three windows with stone surrounds. Window frames have Tudor arch and glazing bars. East elevation: Ground floor: two windows with chamfered surrounds with decorative glazing bars. First floor: two 3-light chamfered lancet windows with simple tracery and decorative glazing bars. String course to first floor window. West elevation: Ground floor: two window with stone surrounds. First floor: two windows with round arch and stone surround (windows blocked except for half round heads which have glazing bars).

Listing NGR: SE0585314620

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