Unitarian Chapel
UNITARIAN CHAPEL, FRENCHAY COMMON
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1233019
- Date first listed:
- 03-Mar-1961
- List Entry Name:
- Unitarian Chapel
- Statutory Address:
- UNITARIAN CHAPEL, FRENCHAY COMMON
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1233019
- Date first listed:
- 03-Mar-1961
- List Entry Name:
- Unitarian Chapel
- Statutory Address 1:
- UNITARIAN CHAPEL, FRENCHAY COMMON
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:
- UNITARIAN CHAPEL, FRENCHAY COMMON
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Winterbourne
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 63972 77592
Details
ST 67 NW WINTERBOURNE FRENCHAY COMMON (north side), Frenchay 3/43 3.3.61 Unitarian Chapel G.V. II* Chapel. 1720, may contain earlier fabric, altered 1815. Rubble, brick dressings, double roman and concrete tile roofs. Single storey, 2 round headed, brick dressed sashes on 3 sides, plain coped parapet, hipped roofs, central valley, central to south elevation is square 4 stage tower, square- headed door with voussoirs and keystone under a string, remains of moulded pilasters, single oculus above, string course, blank oculus above, segmental headed openings to top stage, cornice, pavilion roof, finial and Halley's Comet weathervane. Interior: 2 Tuscan columns under valley, gallery on small Tuscan columns, corbelled pulpit with ogee rear panel and urn. On rear outside wall is an altar tomb with attached urn to mark vault of the Bruce family (earliest date 1804). (Source: J. Lucena "Grand Tour of Frenchay" 1981).
Listing NGR: ST6397277592
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 408443
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Lucena, J, Grand Tour of Frenchay, (1981)
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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