Latitude: 53.5781 / 53°34'41"N
Longitude: -2.0285 / 2°1'42"W
OS Eastings: 398212
OS Northings: 409061
OS Grid: SD982090
Mapcode National: GBR GW82.M2
Mapcode Global: WHB95.TB78
Plus Code: 9C5VHXHC+7J
Entry Name: Heights Chapel, St Thomas Old Church
Listing Date: 19 June 1967
Last Amended: 3 July 1986
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1356677
English Heritage Legacy ID: 212027
Also known as: St Thomas, Friarmere
ID on this website: 101356677
Location: St Thomas's Church, Delph Greave, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL3
County: Oldham
Civil Parish: Saddleworth
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester
Church of England Parish: Friarmere St Thomas
Church of England Diocese: Manchester
Tagged with: Church building Georgian architecture
SADDLEWORTH BROAD LANE SD 90 NE (north-west side)
3/20 Heights Chapel, St. Thomas Old Church (formerly listed as Church of 19/6/67 St. Thomas) - II* Church, now redundant. 1765 on west door lintels. Hammer- dressed watershot stone with graduated stone slate roof. 3- sided gallery plan with small chancel and later vestry wing. 4 x 2 bays. Quoins. The west has twin doors with architraves, dated lintels, and cornices, on either side of a semi-circular-headed window with Y-tracery, impost capitals and keystone. A continuous dripmould is stepped above it. 2 similar windows on the first floor under one hoodmould. Coped gable and C19 bell-cote. The side elevations have similar windows on two tiers and are mostly blocked. Chancel has canted sides, a lean-to roof and Venetian east window. Vestry wing repeats a similar Venetian window. Interior: galleries on Tuscan columns with C19 timber parapet walls. Tie-beam roof trusses (probably C19) have queen posts and arched struts: all chamfered and decoratively painted. Stencilled paintwork around chancel. Wall plaque memorials to the Buckley family.
Listing NGR: SD9821209061
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