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Church of St Andrew

A Grade II Listed Building in Holywell Green, Calderdale

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.673 / 53°40'22"N

Longitude: -1.878 / 1°52'40"W

OS Eastings: 408158

OS Northings: 419624

OS Grid: SE081196

Mapcode National: GBR HTBZ.61

Mapcode Global: WHC9T.3YZ2

Plus Code: 9C5WM4FC+6R

Entry Name: Church of St Andrew

Listing Date: 24 January 1968

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1299804

English Heritage Legacy ID: 338546

Also known as: Church of St Andrew, Stainland

ID on this website: 101299804

Location: St Andrew's Church, Stainland, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, HX4

County: Calderdale

Electoral Ward/Division: Greetland and Stainland

Parish: Stainland and District

Built-Up Area: Holywell Green

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Stainland

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


ELLAND STAINLAND ROAD 2R 081196 (west side) 6/122 Church of St. Andrew 24.1.68 II

Built as an Independent Chapel, 1755 and enlarged and altered with addition of tower to the designs of Charles Child, in 1840, when taken over by the Church of England. Dressed stone with ashlar dressings. The original chapel, now the body of church, of 4 plain bays extended in 1840 to form chancel in matching build. Stone slate roof with block brackets to eaves. Simple round headed windows in squared ashlar surrounds, 1826 ashlar sundial to east aide. The 'west' tower porch has 2 storeys containing round arched doorway and window above with framing quoin pilasters and cornice; belfry above has pronounced batter with chamfered corners, arched bell openings louvred in stone, moulded cornice and crowning stone cupola-dome. The tower porch is flanked by single storey wings with same fenestration as side elevations and moulded eaves cornice. The east wing extends further with pediment gable and triple group of archivolt arched lights facing east above doorway with cornice on console brackets and archivolt arched fanlight over it.

Listing NGR: SE0815819624

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