St Peter'S Parish Centre Including The Cottage

DEWSBURY CB NEW STREET SE 22 SE (Earlsheaton)

3/79 St. Peter's Parish Centre, including The Cottage

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Former Church of England School, recently converted to Parish Centre incorporating Church of St. Peter. Dated 1845. Hammer dressed stone. Stone slate roof, tiled to left, with gable copings on moulded kneelers, and with spear finials at apexes. Two-storey cottage, the rest single storey. The cottage is of 3 bays of 2-light windows with central door with Tudor arched head, all with hood moulds. Later single storey addition, in keeping, to left. The cottage projects in front of the main building which consists of a long range terminating in a projecting wing to the right. Main windows are mullioned and transomed and square headed, mainly of 6-lights, some of 8-lights. 3 lancets on right gable. 10 mullioned and transomed windows all with hood moulds along near elevation with two near central doorways with Tudor heads and 2-light fanlights. A plaque at front reads CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS ERECTED AD 1845.

The recent church contains pews from the old Church of St. Peter by Thomas Taylor. Most ceilings have been lowered but broad queen-post trusses can be seen. 3-tier wooden and glass panelled partitioning between classrooms still present.

Listing NGR: SE2566921289