Providence Chapel, Stone Street, Cranbrook - Tunbridge Wells
Strict Baptist chapel, no longer used for worship. 1795 with early to mid C19 alterations. A temporary scaffold roof has been erected to limit water ingress. A feasibility study has been completed recommending its use by the community, and restoration led by a potential preservation trust. The current owner is considering this option but the building's condition is rapidly worsening.
Site Details
- Designated Site Name: PROVIDENCE CHAPEL
- Heritage Category: Listed Building grade II*
- List Entry Number: 1084808
- Local Planning Authority: Tunbridge Wells
- Site Type: Religious ritual and funerary > Nonconformist meeting house
Location
- Building Name: Providence Chapel
- Street Name: Stone Street
- County: Kent
- District / Borough: Tunbridge Wells
- Parish: Cranbrook
- Parliamentary Constituency: Maidstone and The Weald
- Region: South East
Assessment Information
- Assessment Type: Building or structure
- Condition: Very bad
- Occupancy / Use: Vacant/not in use
- Priority: A - Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric; no solution agreed
- Previous Priority: A
- Ownership: Private
- Designation: Listed Building grade II*, CA