Zelah Chapel, and Forecourt
ZELAH CHAPEL, AND FORECOURT, A30 ZELAH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1141472
- Date first listed:
- 16-Nov-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Zelah Chapel, and Forecourt
- Statutory Address:
- ZELAH CHAPEL, AND FORECOURT, A30 ZELAH
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- Date:
- 2003-10-19
- Reference:
- IOE01/11437/32
- Rights:
- © Mr David Morphew. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1141472
- Date first listed:
- 16-Nov-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Zelah Chapel, and Forecourt
- Statutory Address 1:
- ZELAH CHAPEL, AND FORECOURT, A30 ZELAH
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:
- ZELAH CHAPEL, AND FORECOURT, A30 ZELAH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Allen
- National Grid Reference:
- SW8105551733
Details
ST ALLEN A30. ZELAH
SW 85 SW
(West side)
4/75 Zelah Chapel, and forecourt
--- II
Methodist chapel and schoolroom. Chapel 1859. Killas stone with granite
dressings, brick arches to openings.
Plan: Chapel near square, with entrance on north, and narrower
rectangular Sunday school added central to south face, having entrance
towards road.
Front has pair of 6-panelled doors with fanlight, and 9-in brick arch with
a raised keystone bearing the date. Two round-headed windows above to
balcony level, also with stone keys, and margin glazed sashes. Side
windows similar 30-paned sashes with stained glass fanlights. Roof
hipped.
Schoolroom added 1868, pebbledashed, with slate roof. Two bays. Central
pair boarded doors with datestone over, and two 24-paned sashes, Small
gable stack and lean-to gig-shed at south end.
Forecourt of chapel of semicircular form, killas walls approx 1.5m high
with peaked coping. Monolithic granite gatepiers holding simple bar-iron
overthrow, the lantern missing. Gate has scrolled ornamental crest.
Path from gate to chapel door is of patterned yellow clayware pavoirs.
Interior: Walls plastered. Flat ceiling with moulded cornice and 4 roses
for pendant lights. North gallery of stained pine on single central
column, the front panelled and having moulded rails, all on paired
brackets. Dog leg stair with turned newels and balusters. Body of
chapel has central pulpit raised over 6 steps, panelled front. Openwork
iron panels either side to raised choir stalls, and rail around communion
table enclosure on iron stanchions. Organ inserted to left of pulpit
later, and pews of aisle turned at right angles and tiered.
Monument: White marble tablet on black slate commemoratinq 5 dead of
1914-18 war. Schoolroom has raised staging with front boards folding on
trestles.
Listing NGR: SW8105551733
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 63914
- 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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