Steeple of Square Congregational Church is a Grade II* listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 March 1950. A Victorian Church. 6 related planning applications.
Steeple of Square Congregational Church
- WRENN ID
- graven-remnant-mint
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Calderdale
- Constituency
- Halifax MP: Kate Dearden (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 March 1950
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- Steeple of Square Congregational Church, Square Road, HX1 1QG
- OS grid reference
- SE 096 250
- Coordinates
- 53.72191, -1.8558
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The steeple of Square Congregational Church, built in 1855 by J James, is a stone tower topped with a tall spire designed in a rich 14th-century Gothic style. At the time of inspection, the attached church was in ruins. This steeple is one of the three principal steeples in the town and serves as a prominent local landmark.
Local climate
Steeple of Square Congregational Church sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 6 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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