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Description: Providence United Reformed Church

Address: Providence Chapel Beestonley Lane Stainland Elland Calderdale

Grade: II

Group detail: Beestonley Lane (east side)

Full description:
Dated 1814, prominently sited hillside chapel of considerable size. Pediment gabled 3-bay front of 2-storeys and basement. With 7-bay, full 3-storey, sides (due to slope). Hammer-dressed stone with ashlar trim. The tall entrance front giving on to terraced burial ground, has ashlar plinth and sill bands and plain band defining the pediment flanked by blocking dies. Ashlar well lettered date plaque. The first floor windows take the form of fan glazed lunettes. The ground floor has 2 simple squared jamb windows and 2 squared jamb gallery staircase doors flanking the main entrance. The latter given more importance in the later C19 with an ashlar pilastered frame with the cornice of the entablature raised as pediment over centre. The plain side elevations have squared jamb windows to lower and ground floors, with rounded heads on top floor; block brackets to eaves cornice of slate roof. Interior retains original gallery, extended right round to organ and choir loft, on cast iron columns, but fittings otherwise sumptuously renewed c1880 all in fine quality pine including 1886 organ. The ceiling however remains unaltered with deeply but delicately modelled acanthus leaf rose-vent to centre. Good wall tablet to John Holroyd of Stainland c1819. Hall, Sunday School and vestry rooms etc in lower ground floor.