Salem Chapel Including Forecourt Walls, Railings, Gate Piers, Gates and Chest Tomb to Edward Park
SALEM CHAPEL INCLUDING FORECOURT WALLS, RAILINGS, GATE PIERS, GATES AND CHEST TOMB TO EDWARD PARK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1097301
- Date first listed:
- 23-Aug-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Salem Chapel Including Forecourt Walls, Railings, Gate Piers, Gates and Chest Tomb to Edward Park
- Statutory Address:
- SALEM CHAPEL INCLUDING FORECOURT WALLS, RAILINGS, GATE PIERS, GATES AND CHEST TOMB TO EDWARD PARK
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1097301
- Date first listed:
- 23-Aug-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Salem Chapel Including Forecourt Walls, Railings, Gate Piers, Gates and Chest Tomb to Edward Park
- Statutory Address 1:
- SALEM CHAPEL INCLUDING FORECOURT WALLS, RAILINGS, GATE PIERS, GATES AND CHEST TOMB TO EDWARD PARK
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:
- SALEM CHAPEL INCLUDING FORECOURT WALLS, RAILINGS, GATE PIERS, GATES AND CHEST TOMB TO EDWARD PARK
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Teignbridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Broadhempston
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 80442 66245
Details
SX 86 NW BROADHEMPSTON BROADHEMPSTON 2/79 Salem Chapel including forecourt walls, railings, gate piers, gates 23.8.55 and chest tomb to Edward Park. GV II Salem Chapel. Dated 1844. Rubble walls with larger dressed quoins and dressed voussoir stones to window and door lintels. Hipped slate roof. Single room plan with gallery at entrance end. Single storey. Has symmetrical end facing road. Central doorway with original panelled double doors behind Doric porch with moulded cornice, pillars at the front and pilasters at the back. above the porch is a tablet inscribed with "Salem Chapel 1844". Original 16-pane hornless sash window above. On the left-hand side of the chapel are 4 identical windows in 2 rows, symmetrically placed. The opposite side wall has 2 identical windows at first floor level. Interior: contains original panelled gallery. To include forecourt in front of chapel containing 4 graves, including chest tomb for Edward Palk who built the chapel and died in 1857. At front of forecourt is low wall with iron railings on the top and at the centre 2 square gate piers in ashlar, with chamfered coping stones and projecting bases.
Listing NGR: SX8044266245
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 84783
- 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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