ZELAH CHAPEL, AND FORECOURT

ZELAH CHAPEL, AND FORECOURT, A30 ZELAH

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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:: ZELAH CHAPEL, AND FORECOURT, A30 ZELAH

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Date:: 2003-10-19
Reference:: IOE01/11437/32
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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

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: ZELAH CHAPEL, AND FORECOURT, A30 ZELAH

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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

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Legacy System number:: 63914
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.