Building record 1319200000 - CHAPEL, CHURCH LANE

Summary

Early nineteenth century Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, built in 1815.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1310882: CHRISTADELPHIAN CHAPEL (DBC5795)

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Type and Period (3)

  • WESLEYAN METHODIST CHAPEL (Dated 1815, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • CHRISTADELPHIAN CHAPEL (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) NONCONFORMIST CHAPEL (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Grade II. Doorhood on cut brackets. Early C19 with brick immediately beneath cornice inscribed: I. Bigg, Mason, 1815. Flint rubble, red brick quoins and dressings, hipped old tiled roof with dentil brick cornice. 1 storey, 2 round headed sash windows with glazing bars. 2 fold 6 fielded panelled door up 2 stone steps with cast iron railings. Semi-circular fanlight over door and small round headed window (? To organ gallery) above. No 39A, Fern Cottage, No 39, 40A, 40, 41, 41A, 42, 42A, 43, 44 and Christadelphian Chapel form a group (B1).
Former Wesleyan Methodist chapel at West Wycombe built in 1815, and disused after 1894. Flint rubble, red brick quoins and dressings, hipped old tiled roof with dentil brick cornice. 1 storey, 2 round headed sash windows with glazing bars. Now used by Chriatadelphians (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC3604 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: WYCOMBE DISTRICT: BOROUGH OF HIGH WYCOMBE.
  • <2>SBC12553 Bibliographic reference: Christopher Stell (RCHME). 1986. Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-houses: Buckinghamshire. p19.

Location

Grid reference SU 83004 94682 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13570)

Record last edited

Jan 29 2026 2:40PM

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