Description

Rev Edward Sugden, 1885. Simple small Gothic church with
nave, apsidal chancel, aisles and attached hall. Rubble
built with ashlar dressings, set at picturesque 45 degree
angle to the street.
Canted porch, pointed arched entrance leading to shouldered
arched door with inscription. 3 trefoiled triple lights
to aisles, timber clerestory of mullioned triple lights.
3-sided apse to chancel, side bay splayed to pavement
line. Cusped single and 2-light windows. NE (liturgical W)
gable with 2 square-headed windows, originally 2-light
(altered for stained glass 1904) and oculus. Angle
chamfered and corbelled out at left, stack to right.
Square-section bellcote with louvres, cusps, steep French
slate roof and wrought-iron cross finial. Slate roof,
ridge tiles over chancel, Celtic cross finial to chancel
arch, wrought-iron finial to apse. Small pane cathedral
glazing, except to apse and NE gable stained glass.
HALL: 3-bay gable to street. Centre door, 2 flanking
top-hopper windows, upper small paned traceried window,
hoodmoulds. Brick rear. Slate roof with skylight.
Wrought-iron finial.
INTERIOR, CHURCH: 4-bay nave and aisles with timber hammer
beam roof on timber arcade. Windows hoodmoulded stained
glass in chancel and at rear, latter dated 1904.
Refurnished by Thoms and Wilkie, high quality woodwork
by Jones and Willis. Ornate carved counter balanced font
cover, pulpit anc choir stalls with mythological beasts as
arm rests. Perpendicular Gothic old organ case. Carved
reredoes with triptych. Ashlar chancel arch, marble chancel
floor and rail, brass altar rail. Wrought-iron light fittings.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such. New hall,

constructed in 1987 to rear of church, is excluded from

list. Furnishings are of particularly high quality.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17806768

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Recommended Books

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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)