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Church of St Mary

A Grade II Listed Building in Batley, Kirklees

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7292 / 53°43'45"N

Longitude: -1.6887 / 1°41'19"W

OS Eastings: 420634

OS Northings: 425912

OS Grid: SE206259

Mapcode National: GBR JTN9.6X

Mapcode Global: WHC9Q.1J4G

Plus Code: 9C5WP8H6+MG

Entry Name: Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 13 January 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1184613

English Heritage Legacy ID: 341076

ID on this website: 101184613

Location: St Mary's Church, Gomersal, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, BD19

County: Kirklees

Electoral Ward/Division: Liversedge and Gomersal

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Batley

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Gomersal St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


SE 22 NW SPENBOROUGH MB SPEN LANE
GOMERSAL
2/169
Church of St Mary

II


Gothic Revival Church. 1850-51. By John Dobson of Leeds. Hammer
dressed stone with ashlar dressings. Stone slate roof. North west
tower, 4-bay nave with lean-to buttressed aisles but no clerestory.
2-bay chancel, south trancept and south porch. Aisle windows are
3-light with curvilinear tracery. 5-light east window and 4-light
west window both with curvilinear tracery and with 4 quatrefoils in
head. 3-tier west tower with diagonal buttressing. Round clock face
to 3 sides. Large 3-light louvred and traceried openings to bell
chamber. Openwork parapet and tall crocketted pinnacles on corbel
brackets of figure heads and beasts. Gargoyles.

Interior: 6-bay arcade of double chamfered arches on octagonal piers.
Moulded chancel arch on clustered piers with capitals of carved angels.
Carved stone reredos with crocketted heads and pinnacles with crests.
Carved stone font. Arched braced roof trusses.


Listing NGR: SE2063425912

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