Church Of St Andrew

ELLAND STAINLAND ROAD 2R 081196 (west side) 6/122 Church of St. Andrew 24.1.68 II

Built as an Independent Chapel, 1755 and enlarged and altered with addition of tower to the designs of Charles Child, in 1840, when taken over by the Church of England. Dressed stone with ashlar dressings. The original chapel, now the body of church, of 4 plain bays extended in 1840 to form chancel in matching build. Stone slate roof with block brackets to eaves. Simple round headed windows in squared ashlar surrounds, 1826 ashlar sundial to east aide. The 'west' tower porch has 2 storeys containing round arched doorway and window above with framing quoin pilasters and cornice; belfry above has pronounced batter with chamfered corners, arched bell openings louvred in stone, moulded cornice and crowning stone cupola-dome. The tower porch is flanked by single storey wings with same fenestration as side elevations and moulded eaves cornice. The east wing extends further with pediment gable and triple group of archivolt arched lights facing east above doorway with cornice on console brackets and archivolt arched fanlight over it.

Listing NGR: SE0815819624