Loxley United Reformed Church

SK39SW BRADFIELD LOXLEY ROAD (north side) Loxley

10/51 Loxley United Reformed Church

II*

Church. 1787. Coursed, squared gritstone, Welsh slate roof with central lead flat. symmetrical plan. 2 storeys, 5 by 5 bays. Plinth. Central blocked doorway, now window, has plinth blocks, monolithic jambs with moulded panel, moulded round-arched head in 2 stones each with decorative roundel, cornice. Windows to flanking bays in square-faced surrounds. Band to first floor. sill band above linking central, corniced Venetian window with square-faced windows to each side. All windows have casements with glazing bars, mostly original, except ground floor bay 2 and infilled doorway window which have stained-glass panels. Coved eaves course. Left return: doors with fanlights to bay 2 and 4 in round-headed ashlar surrounds. Central tripartite window with stained glass panel. Band to first floor, sill band above with central Venetian window and square-faced flanking windows. Right return: Later flat- roofed extension encloses original board door. To 1st floor, a large Venetian window with doubled outer lights, outermost lights blocked. Flanking square-faced windows to each floor. Interior: gallery to 3 sides supported on decorative iron columns. Bay 5 has large vestibule beneath first floor meeting room. Small gabled extension to rear left not of special interest.

Listing NGR: SK3029890164