Building record 1029400000 - GENERAL BAPTIST CHAPEL, CHAPEL ROAD

Summary

Early eighteenth century witchert Baptist chapel built in 1716 with nineteenth century extensions and alterations, now a house

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1118299: GENERAL BAPTIST CHAPEL (DBC2183)

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Type and Period (3)

  • GENERAL BAPTIST CHAPEL (Built 1716, 18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
  • SUNDAY SCHOOL (Built 1884, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • HOUSE (Altered about 1984, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Width 7m, Length 12m.
Plan Form - Subrectangular.
Grade II. Baptist Chapel built 1716; heightened and enlarged in 1829; new entrance bay added in 1852. Refitted internally in 1884. 4 bays. Two storey front. North-east side and rear walls of witchert and rendered stone rubble relating to 1716 structure with C19 brick pilaster strips dividing the bays. North-west entrace front of red brick with vitreous headers. Tiled roof, half-hipped to rear with coped gable to entrance front with date stone in centre inscribed 'Built 1716 Enlarged 1852'. North east side wall with two round arched windows with Y-tracery. Two window entrance front with gauged flat brick arches to recessed sash windows with glazing bars. Central round arched doorway with radial fanlight and panelled door; one storey Sunday School of 1884 on south west side (B2).
Known as 'The Church of Cuddington' in the 17th century, the chapel has walls of mixed materials, partly rendered, and a tiled roof half hipped to the rear (more details and sketch) (B1).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC12553 Bibliographic reference: Christopher Stell (RCHME). 1986. Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-houses: Buckinghamshire. p14.
  • <2>SBC19924 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Bucks: Aylesbury Vale: Parishes of Ashendon &C.

Location

Grid reference SP 77630 09200 (point)
Civil Parish DINTON-WITH-FORD AND UPTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC136)

Record last edited

Jun 16 2022 7:41PM

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