Building record 0979400000 - Chesham General Baptist Chapel

Summary

Early twentieth century Baptist Church built in 1901-2, on the site of an earlier chapel built in 1712.

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Type and Period (2)

  • GENERAL BAPTIST CHAPEL (Built 1712, 18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
  • GENERAL BAPTIST CHAPEL (Built 1901-1902, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

A section of the Berkhamsted (Herts) General Baptist church built a meeting house in Chesham in 1712 known as the 'Star Meeting-house' which was enlarged in 1735 and 1835. The present chapel of 1901-2 is by J. Wallis Chapman (B1).
General Baptist Church, Broadway. 1901-2 by Wallis Chapman. Free Style Perpendicular, striped in red brick and cream stone and with a big domed turret. Nicely positioned to look towards High Street (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC12553 Bibliographic reference: Christopher Stell (RCHME). 1986. Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-houses: Buckinghamshire. p13.
  • <2>SBC19664 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner & Elizabeth Williamson. 1994. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. p239.

Location

Grid reference SP 95919 01728 (point)
Civil Parish CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Sep 14 2020 12:45AM

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