Twin Cemetry Chapels A) Easternmost For The Church Of England

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

ST51NE YEOVIL CP PRESTON ROAD (North side)

2/75 Twin Cemetery Chapels: a) Easternmost; for the Church of England

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GV II

Cemetery chapel of 1863: Local stone ashlar with Ham stone dressings, Welsh slated roof, One of twin (handed) chapels: Greek cross plan with added colonnade porch to West: South transept in form of an angled chevet; Romanesque style with some ploychromy. Corner buttressed porch has semi-circular headed entrance archway with small side shafts; the returns have a semi-circular arched opening split by a column and heavily cusped tracery. South elevation has cusped lancet to 'nave' bay, then plate tracery in semi-circular arches to the chevet, a further cusped lancet to 'chancel' bay; corner buttresses with Quasi-dentilled eaves course. Triple window to East end, the centre light being divided centrally, with decorated capitals/imposts. North elevation similar to South, but with the chevet replaced by flat gable with pair of doors. Small circular window in West wall over porch. Centred over crossing a short gabled turret with square flue-like termination. Interior not inspected. Although architecturally adequate on its own, its value is enhanced by the 'twin' opposite.

Listing NGR: ST5510816585

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This is part of the Series: IOE01/0882 IOE Records taken by Brian Haigh; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

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© Mr Brian Haigh. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project