Building record 0556600000 - PARTICULAR BAPTIST CHAPEL, CHENIES
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II*) 1124803: CHENIES CHAPEL (BAPTIST) (DBC6219)
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Type and Period (3)
- BAPTIST CHAPEL (Built 1773-1778, 18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
- PARTICULAR BAPTIST CHAPEL (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
- GENERAL BAPTIST CHAPEL (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
'BAPTIST CHAPEL' (GENERAL) AND 'BURIAL GROUND' (SEE 01:000) AT NGR (B1).
1757 BAPTIST CONGREGATION AT UNKNOWN LOCATION IN GREEN ST. 1773 LEASE OBTAINED ON SITE, 1778 BUILDING READY. 1779 IN TRUST FOR PARTICULAR BAPTISTS. ENLARGED 1799 AND AFTER. BRICK WALLS AND HIPPED ROOF (MORE DETAIL; PLAN, ELEVATION & SECTIONS) (B2).
Grade II+. Built 1773-1778, enlarged to present front 1799. Rear additions C19. Brick chapel with hipped slate roof. Side elevations with 2 stages of segmental arched windows. Front of 3 bays, round arched windows on 2 storeys, central door with porch of 1838 and round arched doorway. At sides front bay 1799, 2 bays beyond 1770s. Vestry at rear. Interior: Gallery on 3 sides with fielded panelled front on turned wood columns, 2 cast iron ones added 1929. In vestry early C19 wall benches. King post roof trusses. Dated 1779 on front of gallery and 1799 on wall of south bay (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC10168 Map: OS 1876 1ST EDITION 1:2500 MAP.
- <2>SBC12553 Bibliographic reference: Christopher Stell (RCHME). 1986. Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-houses: Buckinghamshire. pp10-13, illus & plates.
- <3>SBC19433 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p25, upgraded (date unknown).
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 02106 98133 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHENIES, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Feb 2 2010 3:27PM
