Cemetery Chapel, Caister Cemetery

CEMETERY CHAPEL, CAISTER CEMETERY, ORMESBY ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1216590
Date first listed:
04-Dec-1987
List Entry Name:
Cemetery Chapel, Caister Cemetery
Statutory Address:
CEMETERY CHAPEL, CAISTER CEMETERY, ORMESBY ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1216590
Date first listed:
04-Dec-1987
List Entry Name:
Cemetery Chapel, Caister Cemetery
Statutory Address 1:
CEMETERY CHAPEL, CAISTER CEMETERY, ORMESBY 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
CEMETERY CHAPEL, CAISTER CEMETERY, ORMESBY ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Norfolk
District:
Great Yarmouth (District Authority)
Parish:
Caister-on-Sea
National Grid Reference:
TG 51860 12611

Details

TG 51 SW CAISTER ON SEA ORMESBY ROAD (west side)

5/3 Cemetery Chapel, Caister Cemetery

- II

Cemetery chapel. 1902. Brick with concrete plain tiles to roof. Chapel with, to west, narthex and 2 rooms. Rounded entrance arch in south wall of narthex flanked by 2 2-light traceried windows. Brick pilasters rise to pinnacles between each of which is concave parapet. West end of narthex in 3 bays, each bay defined by brick buttresses. 3 3-light segmental-headed windows. Parapet below hipped roof. Roof with ridge stack. Chapel is of 4 bays, again with brick buttresses and 3-light segmental-headed windows. Gabled roof. 5-light east window, arched, between brick buttresses. To each side of buttresses a short full height screen wall. Interior. Boarded dado to chapel. Queen post roof with 4 arched braces rising from queen posts to collar purlins and collars. Tie beams on arched braces dropping through wall posts to corbels. Roof boarded above collar.

Listing NGR: TG5186012611

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
402040
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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