Friends Meeting House is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 March 1965. Meeting house. 4 related planning applications.
Friends Meeting House
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kirklees
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 March 1965
- Type
- Meeting house
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Friends Meeting House is a Quaker Meeting House, likely built in the early 19th century, although it may have earlier origins. The structure is made of hammer-dressed stone with quoins and features a stone slate roof supported by paired gutter brackets. The rear has thinly coursed rubble, which is part of an earlier building. A notable feature is the good ashlar stack with a cornice. The building is a tall single-storey meeting room, with two storeys to the left, and consists of four bays that contain large 24-pane sash windows with crown glass. There is a square stone porch topped with a single stone slab roof, and the entrance has a double panelled door with a semi-circular fanlight that has radial glazing bars. At the rear, there is a reset door lintel inscribed with "B J E 1697."
Inside, the meeting room is furnished with contemporary furniture, including loose benches arranged around the center and tiers of fixed benches with fielded panelled backs at the front. A gallery at the rear has a similar panelled front and shutters, supported by two cast iron columns. A central wrought iron candelabra adds to the interior's character.
The first meeting is said to have been founded by John Firth around 1700.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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