Description

HAVERHILL

TL6745 HAMLET ROAD 816-1/5/8 (North East side) 09/05/73 Old Independent Church

GV II*

Congregational church. 1884 by Charles Bell of London. Red brick with stone dressings under slate roofs. Cruciform plan. Rectangular main body of church with 3 gabled transeptal projections to north and south. EXTERIOR: west front with a central 5-light window with Geometric tracery flanked by polygonal turrets rising to pinnacles. Below west window is a blind 6-bay wall arcade. Either side of turrets are single pointed traceried windows of 2 lights over 2-bay blind arcades. Gabled porch entrances right and left of these, each with a trefoiled entrance doorway. To south-west corner a 4-stage tower lit through lancets at each stage and with engaged colonnettes to triple belfry openings. Octagonal spire with 4 pepper-pot pinnacles at base. The 3 transeptal projections to flanks each lit through 4 trefoiled lancets to ground stage and two pairs of pointed 2-light windows above: cusped octofoil lights in gable apexes. INTERIOR: 4-bay arcade, the centre 2 bays opening into the eastern pair of the 3 transeptal projections, outer bays both blind. Centre pier of marble, with an annular ring and stiff-leaf capitals. Moulded pointed arches. Outer bays with clustered piers and stiff-leaf capitals. Gallery to 2 centre open arcade bays, with continuous arcade panelling. West end also with continuous gallery with similar arcading to parapet. Roof with prominent panelled ashlaring and 2 registers of arched braces. East end with an arched recess defined by marble columns with stiff-leaf capitals standing on corbels carved to represent angels. Within recess is an organ. Pulpit, reading desk and all benches intact. Tinted stained glass intact.





Listing NGR: TL6751045161

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