church/chapel — Chapel Lane

Freestanding single-bay three-stage tower, built 1823, on a square plan originally forming entrance tower of Catholic church, built 1770, on site with octagonal spire over. Remainder of church demolished, post-1867, with tower converted to use as bell tower. Copper-clad octagonal spire behind parapet with cast-iron cross finial to apex. Random squared rubble limestone walls with slight batter to first stage, limestone ashlar dressings including quoins to corners, rectangular recessed panels to first stage, stringcourse to each stage, rectangular panels to top stage, and battlemented parapet on stringcourse having corner pinnacles rising into finials. Pointed-arch openings to each stage with cut-limestone sills (forming sill course to second stage), hood mouldings over supporting squared rubble limestone voussoirs, and louvered panel fittings. Oculus openings to top (bell) stage with carved cut-limestone surrounds, squared limestone voussoirs, and louvered panel fittings. Pointed-arch door opening with cut-limestone step, cut-limestone surround having chamfered reveals, squared limestone voussoirs over, and tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors having overpanel. Set back from line of road.