Listed buildings in Wombwell

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metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The ward contains four listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest".[1]
The ward contains the town of Wombwell, and the listed buildings are a church, two cemetery chapels and a war memorial plaque.

Buildings

Name and location Photograph Date Notes
Northern chapel, Wombwell Cemetery
53°31′25″N 1°24′15″W / 53.52360°N 1.40412°W / 53.52360; -1.40412 (Northern chapel, Wombwell Cemetery)
c. 1868 The chapel, later used as a store, is in
moulded surround and colonnettes, and above it is a circular window. The spire has a square base with buttresses, and rises to an octagonal turret with slit windows, carved bands, and lucarnes.[2]
Southern chapel, Wombwell Cemetery
53°31′24″N 1°24′15″W / 53.52340°N 1.40430°W / 53.52340; -1.40430 (Southern chapel, Wombwell Cemetery)
c. 1868 The former chapel is in
moulded surround and colonnettes, and above it is a circular window. The spire has a square base with buttresses, and rises to an octagonal turret with slit windows, carved bands, and lucarnes.[3]
St Mary's Church
53°31′17″N 1°23′51″W / 53.52125°N 1.39754°W / 53.52125; -1.39754 (St Mary's Church)
1896–98 The earliest part of the church is the
bellcote with two octagonal turrets on the junction of the nave and the chancel.[4][5]
Boer War memorial plaque
53°31′19″N 1°23′51″W / 53.52199°N 1.39755°W / 53.52199; -1.39755 (Boer War memorial plaque)
1903 The plaque is set in the north wall of the former town hall, and commemorates those who served in the
battledress, and flags. Under it are corbels carved with lions' heads and Yorkshire roses and an inscription. At the top is an ogee-shaped panel carved with a unicorn and foliage, surmounted by a crown.[4][6]

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  • Historic England, "Church of St. Mary, Wombwell (1191688)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 October 2021
  • Historic England, "Northernmost Chapel at Wombwell Cemetery, Wombwell (1151173)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 October 2021
  • Historic England, "Southernmost Chapel at Wombwell Cemetery, Wombwell (1286977)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 October 2021
  • Historic England, "Memorial plaque attached to north-west side of former Town Hall at junction with High Street, Wombwell (1151176)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 October 2021
  • Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 28 October 2021
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