Former Nonconformist church and Railings on South East and South West sides
Kingsway Hall and Railings on South East and South West sides, Kingsway
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1187913
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Former Nonconformist church and Railings on South East and South West sides
- Statutory Address:
- Kingsway Hall and Railings on South East and South West sides, Kingsway
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1187913
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 18-Apr-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Former Nonconformist church and Railings on South East and South West sides
- Statutory Address 1:
- Kingsway Hall and Railings on South East and South West sides, Kingsway
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:
- Kingsway Hall and Railings on South East and South West sides, Kingsway
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Tendring (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Harwich
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 25644 31564
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 19 August 2024 to amend the name and address and reformat the text to current standards
TM2531
609-1/7/162
HARWICH
Dovercourt
KINGSWAY
Kingsway Hall and Railings on South East and South West sides
(Formerly listed as Market Hall and railings on south-east and south-west sides, previously listed as: KINGSWAY, Dovercourt Kingsway Evangelical Church)
20/06/72
II
Shown on OS as Kingsway Evangelical Church. Nonconformist church, subsequently used as indoor market, now (2024) an events venue known as Kingsway Hall. Mid 1870s. By Gibbons of Ipswich. Italianate church of Roman cement-coated brickwork
now with metal sheet roofs.
EXTERIOR: tower of five stages at South West end with low pitched pyramid roof, dentilled cornice and iron finial/weathervane. The top stage has clasping pilasters and segmental arch-headed louvred openings between framing pilasters. Below this is a short stage with circular openings with moulded frames, on each face and further modillioned cornice. Near base is an architrave wrapping round and looped over a window as a semicircular arch. Base of tower stands slightly proud of flanking lobbies with parapets and Grecian detail.
South-west door opening, into tower has low pedimented head and similar pedimental doors, in flank of lobbies and similar detail to single windows in South West face of lobbies.
Nave has low pitched roof, parapeted gables and three large Venetian windows in each flank with heavily articulated stilted semicircular enclosing arches. A short 'chancel' projects on the North East end and has low pitched roof, parapeted gable and tripartite group of narrow semicircular arch-headed windows. At ground level this is enclosed in a single-storey felt hipped roofed block with panelled exterior.
Due to ground slope there is moat-like area on South East and South West sides with 22 Roman cement-coated piers and railings of cast-iron panels and Anthemion castings. Flights of stairs to main and lobby doors.
INTERIOR: nave is of three bays of giant pilasters and boarded roof coved on flanks. Chancel has pair Doric pilasters and enclosing semicircular arch. Gallery with panelled front at South West end on raking brackets and two cast-iron columns. Gallery entrance in form of deep semicircular-arched recess with entablature carried on flanking lateral consoles. Gallery stairs in South East lobby with turned balusters.
Marble plaque (now replica) under tower erected by Robert John Bagshaw MP (promoter of Dovercourt New Town) to commemorate mother and sister drowned in Hooghly River, Calcutta October 20th 1820. Similar plaque in South West lobby to his wife Georgiana d.1867. Basement has cast-iron columns and is now (2024) a shop.
Listing NGR: TM2564431564
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 366568
- 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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