The Former Sunday School, Sowerby Bridge
Description: The Former Sunday School
Grade: II
Date Listed: 21 November 1996
English Heritage Building ID: 462440
OS Grid Reference: SE0649423763
OS Grid Coordinates: 406494, 423763
Latitude/Longitude: 53.7103, -1.9031
Location: Bolton Brow, Halifax, Calderdale HX6 2AL
Locality: Sowerby Bridge
Local Authority: Calderdale
County: West Yorkshire
Country: England
Postcode: HX6 2AL
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Listing Text
HALIFAX
SE 0623 BOLTON BROW
(South side)
1330- /13/10003
The Former Sunday School
GV II
Former Sunday School, now works, 1882-83, Designed by C F L Horsfall of Leeds, Coursed stone with ashlar dressings and Welsh slate and glass roof North street facade has projecting central centrepiece with 2 round headed doorways in moulded ashlar surrounds with plank double doors and paired Doric columns between, Either side single Doric columns and pilasters supporting decorated entablature, Above central 2-light round headed window, now blocked, flanked by plain pilasters supporting large pediment with central circular plaque. Set back either side single round headed 2-light windows with plain sashes, above single rectangular plain plaques and above again entablature and moulded parapet. Outer paired giant pilasters topped with parapet blocks. Interior has very unusual wooden roof with steel ties. Double hammer beam roof with carved bosses and semi-circular central section glazed throughout. Included for group value with former Non-Conformist Chapel to east, Calder House to west and Sowerby Canal Basin buildings to south.
Listing NGR: SE0649423763
Source: English Heritage
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