Wesleyan Chapel, Front and Return Walls, Piers, Railings and Gate

WESLEYAN CHAPEL, FRONT AND RETURN WALLS, PIERS, RAILINGS AND GATE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1226223
Date first listed:
12-Apr-1984
List Entry Name:
Wesleyan Chapel, Front and Return Walls, Piers, Railings and Gate
Statutory Address:
WESLEYAN CHAPEL, FRONT AND RETURN WALLS, PIERS, RAILINGS AND GATE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1226223
Date first listed:
12-Apr-1984
List Entry Name:
Wesleyan Chapel, Front and Return Walls, Piers, Railings and Gate
Statutory Address 1:
WESLEYAN CHAPEL, FRONT AND RETURN WALLS, PIERS, RAILINGS AND GATE

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
WESLEYAN CHAPEL, FRONT AND RETURN WALLS, PIERS, RAILINGS AND GATE

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

District:
Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Newbiggin
National Grid Reference:
NY6287528448

Details

NY 6227 NEWBIGGIN


16/112
Wesleyan Chapel.
front & return walls,
piers, railings &
gate

II

Chapel, dated 1880 in circular panel over door. Squared, snecked sandstone with
quoins. Welsh slate roof with decorative barge-boards and apex finial.
Symmetrical front has central door and semicircular fanlight under gabled wooden
porch flanked by single windows. 2 windows to each side. All windows have
semicircular heads, stone surrounds, and hoodmoulds. Forecourt walls have
chamfered copings; end and gate piers have stop chamfers and gabled capitals.
Late C19 railings are cast-iron with pierced panels and fleurs-de-lis finials;
central gate is similar.


Listing NGR: NY6287528448

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
423383
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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