Building record 0559400000 - SALEM CHAPEL (NOW U.R.C.)

Summary

Nineteenth century congregational church, built 1840 in Greek Revival style, on site of earlier chapel built in 1726.

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  • Listed Building (II) 1125079: CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

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Type and Period (2)

  • CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL (Built 1840, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • (Former Type) NONCONFORMIST CHAPEL (Built 1726, 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

'SALEM CHAPEL (CONGREGATIONAL)', 'BURIAL GROUND' AT NGR (B1).
INDEPENDENT CHAPEL BUILT BY R.WEBB 1726. IN 1838 IN DISREPAIR. NEW DESIGNS BY FENTON FOR NEW CHAPEL OPENED 1 JULY 1840 ON SITE BEHIND OLD CHAPEL (ILLUS)(B2).
RED BRICK WALLS. PEDIMENTED SE FRONT OF 3 BAYS. FURTHER DETAIL, ILLUS (B3).
Grade II. 1840. Designed by Fenton. Originally founded 1693. 2 storeys Greek Revival front of 3 bays. Yellow stock brick divided by shallow piers, with stone string at 1st floor cill level, stone cornice, and pediment with louvre battered at sides in tympanum. 2 tall windows in stone surrounds with pilasters and cornice in outer bays. Similar 3 light central window over double 6 panel door, rectangular fanlight in stone surround of pairs of Doric pilasters and entablature, approached by 6 stone steps (B4).
Built 1838-40 to the designs of James Fenton of Chelmsford for a church (now URC) formed in 1777 (more & photo)(B6)

Sources (6)

  • <1>SBC10167 Map: OS 1876 1:500 MAP.
  • <2>SBC3152 Bibliographic reference: COLVIN H M 1947 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY OF MARLOW AN D ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD IN RECS.OFBUCKS15P15"".
  • <3>SBC12583 Bibliographic reference: RCHM 1986 INVENTORY OF NONCONFORMIST CHAPELS AND M EETING-HOUSES P21.
  • <4>SBC3617 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1974. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST. p27.
  • <5>SBC19624 Bibliographic reference: Rachel Bown & Julian Hunt. 1994. Marlow: A Pictorial History. Caption to plate 72 & Introduction.
  • <6>SBC12553 Bibliographic reference: Christopher Stell (RCHME). 1986. Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-houses: Buckinghamshire. p21.

Location

Grid reference SU 84650 86540 (point)
Civil Parish MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Feb 9 2010 10:47AM

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