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Description: Rishworth Baptist Church

Address: 298A Oldham Road Rishworth Sowerby Bridge West Yorkshire HX6 4QB

Grade: II

Group detail: Oldham Road (west side) Rishworth

Full description:
Simple town chapel, 1803. Hammer dressed stone, stone slate roof. 2 storeys. 3-bay facade. Outer bays have doorways with monolithic jambs with single-light window over to 1st floor with plain stone surround. Central bay has tripartite window with single light window over to 1st floor. 2-bay return has similar single light windows. All have altered glazing. Right hand return wall has small window to gable apex. A gabled organ loft wing is built out from rear wall with round headed windows. Interior retains gallery, with early C19 panels, to 3 sides, splayed across corners. Some late C19 refurbishing to provide access to organ loft. Gallery retains box setting, lower seating, renewed late C19 when the ceiling was remodelled. Whiteley family pew remains on east side. Furnishings: Panelled pulpit set on rostrum in front of organ loft. Good set of early to mid C19 wall tablets.