Zion United Reformed Church and Lodge to North East is a Grade II listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1971. Church. 1 related planning application.

Zion United Reformed Church and Lodge to North East

WRENN ID
other-basalt-rush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell MP: Simon Lightwood (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 March 1971
Type
Church
Address
Zion United Reformed Church and Lodge to North East, George Street, WF1 1LG
OS grid reference
SE 333 205
Coordinates
53.68076, -1.49717
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Zion United Reformed Church, along with its attached lodge to the northeast, was built in 1844, although a plaque indicates a predecessor building dated 1782. This tall, near-square building is designed with Italianate influences. It has a sunken basement and is arranged over one storey. The south front has five bays, while the returns feature seven bays. The construction is ashlar, with pilaster divisions that support architraves above recessed windows. These windows are very tall with round heads, margin lights, and a circular pattern of small panes within. The building has a main entablature with a frieze of medallions and a bracketed cornice, topped by a parapet with a raised, pedimented centre displaying the word "ZION" in relief. A wider central recess on the front contains a window head above a long double door, set within an architrave with a pulvinated frieze, cornice, and pediment. Pilasters rest on a band above a basement storey, which features low sash windows. Adjoining the church is a one-and-a-half-storey, two-bay lodge constructed of similar materials and with a hipped slate roof.

Local climate

Zion United Reformed Church and Lodge to North East receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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