Baptist Church
Baptist Church, Bondgate
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1074134
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jan-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Baptist Church
- Statutory Address:
- Baptist Church, Bondgate
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1074134
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jan-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Baptist Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- Baptist Church, Bondgate
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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:
- Baptist Church, Bondgate
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- North West Leicestershire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Castle Donington
- National Grid Reference:
- SK4447627341
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 7 October 2022 to amend the description and reformat text to current standards
SK 4427-4527
9/38
CASTLE DONINGTON
BONDGATE
Baptist Church
GV
II
Baptist church. Plaque on front gable is inscribed: 'General Baptist Chapel, Erected 1774. Enlarged 1827'. Vestries added to left 1875. Other mid C19 extensions to right, formerly sunday school and minister's house, and hall erected in 1890, are not of special architectural interest. Brick with stone plinth, the front rendered and colourwashed with stone coping to gable. Slate roof. Galleried.
Front has three bays of C20 wooden windows that resemble appearance of former sashes. These windows have painted stone sills, voussoir heads and triple keyblocks. Off-centre double doors with semi-circular fanlight, in rusticated stone surround with moulded open pediment on shaped scroll brackets. At apex of gable is a lozenge-shaped vent with similarly shaped surround. Attached to right, below window, are late C18-early C19 memorial slabs to members of Carr family. Side and rear walls have gallery windows with semi-circular heads, the left side also with later brick vestries.
Interior has early C19 gallery around three sides, on cast iron columns with acanthus capitals. Panelled balustrade with fluted pilasters and gilded embossed paper ornament. South wall has central organ recess with semi-circular arch on piers. Piers and wall frieze also have embossed paper ornament. In front of recess is altered C19 semi-circular pulpit with arcaded panels, on cylindrical pier with foliated capital. Communion rail and steps to pulpit have cast iron balusters. Early C19 seating to gallery, late C19 seating below. Ceiling has wooden ribs and some ornamental plaster panels.
Listing NGR: SK4447627341
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 358085
- 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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