The Chapel and Theatre at Mapperley Hospital
THE CHAPEL AND THEATRE AT MAPPERLEY HOSPITAL, PORCHESTER ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1096039
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jan-2003
- List Entry Name:
- The Chapel and Theatre at Mapperley Hospital
- Statutory Address:
- THE CHAPEL AND THEATRE AT MAPPERLEY HOSPITAL, PORCHESTER ROAD
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1096039
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jan-2003
- List Entry Name:
- The Chapel and Theatre at Mapperley Hospital
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE CHAPEL AND THEATRE AT MAPPERLEY HOSPITAL, PORCHESTER ROAD
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:
- THE CHAPEL AND THEATRE AT MAPPERLEY HOSPITAL, PORCHESTER ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Nottingham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK5880842698
Details
646-1/0/10038
08-JAN-03
PORCHESTER ROAD
(Northeast,off)
The Chapel and Theatre at Mapperley Hospital
II
Hospital chapel and theatre, now disused. 1887. Designed by G T Hine. Red brick with ashlar dressings and slate roofs. Dentilated brick cornice, ashlar coped gables with kneelers. The south-west gable topped with an ashlar bellcote. 2 storey, with moulded ashlar plinth, tall brick buttresses with set-offs.
South-west front has two tall segment headed windows with 4-light ashlar transom and mullion windows, single similar 3-light window to the south-east and 5 similar windows to the north-west. Remainder of the ground floor has later additions. Upper floor has two tall 4-light pointed arched windows with rectilinear tracery and above a central circular wheel window with similar tracery. Central buttress topped with gabled niche. North-west side elevation has six 2-light pointed arched windows and south-east elevation has four similar windows.
INTERIOR. Theatre on ground floor has deeply coved plaster ceiling with moulded ribs and some decorative panels. Walls divided by tall plaster pilaster. Stage to north-east end has altered procenium arch. Chapel above has 5 broad timber single hammer-beam trusses supported on wooden wall columns at either side. Dado panelling and deeply moulded skirting board. Two segment arched doorways in flat headed surrounds. Ashlar chancel arch with moulded half-columns. Short narrow chancel has Minton tiled floor, boarded timber roof with ribs and timber organ case in side arch. Chancel also has tiled dado and reredos.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 489931
- 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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