Building record 1486700000 - Quainton Baptist Chapel

Baptist Chapel built in the 1890s by Messrs King on land donated by John Cox of Denham. Set
some distance back from the carriageway behind a carpark and on rising ground. C19 maps and
photographs show that there were originally cottages in front of the chapel. These were later
demolished to form a car park. To the rear of the Chapel is the Sunday School which may have
been built at a later date. Orientated so gable faces onto the carriageway. Constructed of red brick with buff brick and stone decorative detailing. One and a half storeys, the building sits beneath a steeply pitched gable roof, laid in slate. Central arched entrance door to ground floor with tripartite lancet windows above. Within the apex of the roof is a stone plaque. Two single lancet windows flank the central door and main window. The Baptist Chapel is an attractive building, which uses decorative architectural detailing and the contrasting colours of different materials to draw the eye. Its form and articulation is characteristic of non-conformist chapels dating from the mid to late C19. It is significant not only because of its form, architectural detailing and the positive visual contribution it makes to the streetscape (despite being set back from the carriageway), but also because of the contribution it makes to our understanding of the social and spiritual history of the village. Local Heritage Asset in conservation area (B1).