Building record 1301004000 - BAPTIST CHAPEL, THAME ROAD

Summary

Early nineteenth century Baptist Chapel at Longwick.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1159247: BAPTIST CHAPEL

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Type and Period (1)

  • (Former Type) BAPTIST CHAPEL (Built about 1800-1810, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Grade II. Baptist chapel, disused. Circa 1800-1810. Coursed rubble stone with brick dressings, off-set brick eaves and hipped old tile roof. N.W. front has 2 paired barred wooden casements with segmental heads, and round window over central door. Door is flush-panelled and has gabled wooden hood on brackets. Interior has gallery at S.E. end, and early C19 pulpit. Partly refitted later C19 (B1).
The chapel, described in the trust deed of 13 November 1810 as 'lately erected', was not denominationally restricted although commonly regarded as Baptist and with two ministers of that denomination as trustees - John Hester of Princes Risborough and Peter Tyler of Haddenham. The building is small and set far back from the road; the walls are of coursed rubble with brick quoins and dressings and the roof is hipped and tiled. (More detail and floor plan)(B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC22140 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p56.
  • <2>SBC12553 Bibliographic reference: Christopher Stell (RCHME). 1986. Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-houses: Buckinghamshire. p21.

Location

Grid reference SP 78760 04977 (point)
Civil Parish LONGWICK-CUM-ILMER, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Feb 16 2010 11:48AM

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