Providence Baptist Chapel with Railings, Gates and Gatepiers is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 April 1982. Chapel. 1 related planning application.
Providence Baptist Chapel with Railings, Gates and Gatepiers
- WRENN ID
- swift-trefoil-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Colne Valley MP: Paul Davies (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 April 1982
- Type
- Chapel
- Address
- Providence Baptist Chapel with Railings, Gates and Gatepiers, Hollis Row, HD7 5LA
- OS grid reference
- SE 081 138
- Coordinates
- 53.62078, -1.87844
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Providence Baptist Chapel, built in 1816 and enlarged in 1886, is constructed from hammer-dressed stone and features a hipped stone slate roof. The north elevation has a large doorway with an elliptical arched head, surrounded by ashlar and topped with a hood mould. There are two additional doorways with stone Doric pilasters, architrave, frieze, and cornice, each with good six-panelled doors and fanlights. Above the main doorway is an ashlar plaque with a moulded surround, and another plaque to the left reads: "Providence BAPTIST CHAPEL Erected 1816 Enlarged 1886." The ground floor has four single light windows with semi-circular heads, pronounced keystones, and imposts, while the first floor features eight windows similar to those below.
On the south elevation, the ground floor has six single light windows with stone surrounds, and a stone plaque stating "PROVIDENCE CHAPEL 1816." The first floor contains five single light windows with semi-circular heads, pronounced keystones, and imposts, although the eastern part of the first floor is obscured by a 20th-century extension.
Inside, the chapel is galleried on all sides, with an organ at the front. The gallery has a well-crafted panelled front supported by Corinthian columns. A good panelled pulpit is accessible via twin flights of stairs. There is a flagged terrace across the front, adorned with 1880s iron railings that return to the building, complemented by stone gate piers and iron gates.
Local climate
Providence Baptist Chapel with Railings, Gates and Gatepiers sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,020 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 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 31 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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