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Church of St Andrew

A Grade II Listed Building in Cleckheaton, Kirklees

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7461 / 53°44'45"N

Longitude: -1.7359 / 1°44'9"W

OS Eastings: 417511

OS Northings: 427774

OS Grid: SE175277

Mapcode National: GBR JT93.ZW

Mapcode Global: WHC9P.93LJ

Plus Code: 9C5WP7W7+CJ

Entry Name: Church of St Andrew

Listing Date: 13 January 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1134628

English Heritage Legacy ID: 340993

ID on this website: 101134628

Location: St Andrew's Church, Oakenshaw, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, BD12

County: Kirklees

Electoral Ward/Division: Cleckheaton

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Bradford

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Oakenshaw

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


SE 12 NE SPENBOROUGH MB BRADFORD ROAD
OAKENSHAW
1/87
Church of St Andrew

II


Gothic Revival church. 1889 by Milnes & France of Bradford. Hammer
dressed stone. Pitched slate roof with gable copings. N.W. tower
with spire. 5-bay buttressed nave, lean-to buttressed aisle to south
with porch and later vestry. 2-bay chancel. Nave has triple pointed
lights in broad arched recess to clerestory, and single pointed lights
at ground floor level. Aisle has paired pointed lights. Paired
lancets at high level to chancel. East window is triple group of
lancets with hood moulds and colonnettes in reveals. West window is
made up of 3 pairs of lancets with circle in head all in broad arched
surround with oval in apex. Tall, 2-tier, square tower with angle
buttresses. Large blind 3-light arched windows to 2nd tier. Tall
octagonal pinnacles with clock face between. Octagonal bell chamber
and stone spire. Interior: Blind arcade on squat columns to each
side, the aisle now being used for ancillary accommodation. Well
carved oak altar and reredos. Sedilia and piscina in south chancel
wall.


Listing NGR: SE1751127774

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