Survey Data
Reg No
40403201
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Social
Original Use
Church/chapel
In Use As
Church/chapel
Date
1835 - 1840
Coordinates
249309, 296878
Date Recorded
27/07/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding Romanesque style gable-fronted church, built 1839, with three-bay nave, single-bay chancel with lean-to on south side, refurbished 2008 with addition of two-stage tower to east corner of main gable and single-storey porch with ancillary rooms. Pitched replacement slate roof with pressed metal rainwater goods, lead pyramid roof to tower with metal cross to apex. Rendered walls, ashlar dressing to round-headed nave windows on continuous sill course carried around main gables, stone plinth. Strip quoins to nave corners above sill course, block-and-start below and to chancel. Stone plaque to north-east gable with inscription ‘Erected by the Revd John Murray A.D. 1839’. Render pilasters to tower corners ending with arched recess above round-headed openings to upper stage. Graduated triple lancets to chancel gable. Historic stained glass to nave windows, recent design to chancel. Round-headed door in centre bay to south side of nave having cut-stone surround with hood moulding. Main entrance door of matching detail in front extension flanked by round-headed windows in cut-stone surrounds, all three possibly relocated from main gable. Replacement timber-sheeted external doors. Interior with recent timber sheeted ceiling over nave between exposed tie-beams of historic trusses. Round-headed chancel arch. Timber gallery to entrance end of nave with panelled front on cast-iron columns, timber stairs to north corner. Recent cry chapel beneath south side. Graveyard to north. Rendered boundary walls flanking square-profile piers and recent metal gates.
Appraisal
Originally a barn church of simple form, built in 1839, with sparse Romanesque-inspired details, the church was enlarged and extensively renovated in 2008 with the addition of a slender bell tower and entrance porch, reusing or replicating original stone details. The north and south elevations are impressive for their composed design and simplicity. The church has an imposing presence, sited close to a rural road in a flat landscape, and makes a strong contribution to the architectural character of the area.