Chapel With Covered Approach to Mendip Hospital
CHAPEL WITH COVERED APPROACH TO MENDIP HOSPITAL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1058586
- Date first listed:
- 19-Dec-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Chapel With Covered Approach to Mendip Hospital
- Statutory Address:
- CHAPEL WITH COVERED APPROACH TO MENDIP HOSPITAL
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- Date:
- 2001-10-12
- Reference:
- IOE01/05746/11
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1058586
- Date first listed:
- 19-Dec-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Chapel With Covered Approach to Mendip Hospital
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHAPEL WITH COVERED APPROACH TO MENDIP HOSPITAL
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHAPEL WITH COVERED APPROACH TO MENDIP HOSPITAL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Cuthbert Out
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 57099 46542
Details
ST 54 NE ST CUTHBERT OUT CP
11/95 Chapel with covered approach
to Mendip Hospital
GV
II
Chapel attached by a covered walkway to rear of County Lunatic Asylum, which is now
a hospital (qv). 1845-7. By G G Scott and W B Moffatt, works supervised by
Richard Carver, for County Magistrates. Coursed and squared rubble, freestone
dressings, coped verges, slate roofs with circular domes iron vents, 2-stage
buttresses with offsets. Crossing tower with spire, transepts, nave, chancel,
lean-to vestry; in C13 style. Two-light windows with simple tracery and lancets,
some grouped; base of tower square on plan, top stage octagonal, broaches; 2-light
bell-chamber window to each face, above corbels supporting a continuous octagonal
stone spire with a finial. Elevated approach from hospital in conforming
neo-medieval style, 3-light stone mullioned windows; set on bridge spanning road
which runs along rear of hospital. Interior of interest. An important example of
Scott's early industrial work; contract won in open competition; built by Kirk of
Sleaford. (Builder, 1845; architects drawing in RIBA).
The asset was previously listed twice also under List entry 1273952. This entry was removed from the List on 29th May 2015.
Listing NGR: ST5709946542
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 268199
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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