Building record 0556200000 - LOWER MEETING-HOUSE, HIGH STREET
Summary
Late eighteenth century Particular Baptist Chapel (Lower Meeting-House), rebuilt in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century with a school extension added in 1824
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1274746: BAPTIST CHURCH (DBC6817)
Map
Type and Period (3)
- PARTICULAR BAPTIST CHAPEL (Built before 1781, 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
- PARTICULAR BAPTIST CHAPEL (Built 1783?, 18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1899 AD?)
- BRITISH AND FOREIGN SOCIETY SCHOOL (Built 1842, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
Dimensions - Height 17m, Length 8m, Width 6m.
BAPTIST CHAPEL '(PARTICULAR)' AND BURIAL GROUND (SEE 01:000) AT NGR (B1).
PARTICULARS SPLIT FROM UPPER MEETING C.1740. BEFORE 1781 SMALL CHAPEL BUILT (SEE DIMS). 1783 NEW CHAPEL: PRESENT BUILDING. 1842 BRITISH SCHOOL ATTATCHED TO REAR (MORE DETAIL) (B2).
Grade II. Early C19. Light red brick with dark red window arches. Hipped Welsh slate roof has 14 sided and windowed cupola with conical roof surmounted by urn. 2-storeys, 1st floor band, modillion brick cornice. 5 round arched windows in reveals with ground floor impost bands and mask keys. Three 2-fold doors, each with 6 flush panels. 1842 south wing, forming British School, in similar style but plainer (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>XYSBC10168 Map: OS 1876 1ST EDITION 1:2500 MAP. [Mapped feature: #5686 ]
- <2>SBC12553 Bibliographic reference: Christopher Stell (RCHME). 1986. Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-houses: Buckinghamshire. pp1,3 illus.
- <3>SBC19816 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Chiltern District: Parishes of Amersham, Chesham Bois and Coleshill. p50.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 95613 97269 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Feb 5 2026 9:43AM
