Church of St John the Evangelist
CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, HALL CLIFFE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1133406
- Date first listed:
- 18-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John the Evangelist
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, HALL CLIFFE LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1133406
- Date first listed:
- 18-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John the Evangelist
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, HALL CLIFFE LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, HALL CLIFFE LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bradford (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Baildon
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 15593 39653
Details
SE1539NE BAILDON HALL CLIFFE LANE (south side)
11/11 Church of St. John the Evangelist
II
Church. 1848 by Mallinson and Healey (Bradford),south tower added 1928. Hammer-dressed stone, ashlar dressings, stone slate roof. Nave, shallow chancel, south aisle partly embracing tower, west porch. Simple Early English style with Perpendicular style tower. Nave has 5 bays of lancets and single-light windows alternating with a 2-light window, offset buttresses. West end has 2 lancets with circular window above with cinquefoil. Coped gable with prominent bellcote and clock. Single-bay chancel with lower roof has 3-light lancet east window with hoodmould. South aisle under separate gabled roof has 4 bays of lancets and 2-light east window with quatrefoil. Coped gable surmounted by carved cross. Porch has pointed-arched doorway with rollmoulding and colonnettes, hoodmould with carved-face stops and decorative wrought-iron gates surmounted by copper cross. Coped gable with kneelers. 3-stage embattled tower has plinth, diagonal buttresses and vice set in junction with aisle. 2-light windows to 1st and 3rd stage(belfry).
Interior: 5-bay nave with arch-braced roof with convex struts. Open arcade to south aisle with pointed arches carried on octagonal columns with moulded capitals,survivals from the earlier C14 church. 6-bay aisle, 1st bay occupied by organ, 5th bay opens into baptistry retaining C14 octagonal font from earlier church. Rest gallery carried on oak octagonal columns with linking shallow trefoils. Pointed chancel arch with chamfer. 2-bay chancel roof.
Furnishings: Richly decorated wrought-iron chancel screen with gates c1905. Finely carved reredos c1901. Stained glass: East window representing the theme of charity. Other windows by Barnett, York c1849. Renewed memorials from earlier church the finest in carved marble to Paul Meyer,,a soldier, by Fisher of York c1763. Fine funeral hatchment. Pulpit is Cl7 with carved oak panels: octagonal on pedestal base with drop finials.
Listing NGR: SE1559339653
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 337863
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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