Mariners Chapel
MARINERS CHAPEL, THE DOCKS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245609
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Mariners Chapel
- Statutory Address:
- MARINERS CHAPEL, THE DOCKS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245609
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Mariners Chapel
- Statutory Address 1:
- MARINERS CHAPEL, THE DOCKS
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:
- MARINERS CHAPEL, THE DOCKS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Gloucester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 82737 18239
Details
GLOUCESTER
SO8218SE THE DOCKS 844-1/11/354 Mariners' Chapel 12/03/73
GV II
Chapel. 1848-9. By John Jaques for a committee managing funds obtained from subscriptions and private benefactions to provide a Church of England extra parochial chapel to minister to sailors and dock workers. Squared rubble in diminishing courses and ashlar details, plain clay tile roof with bands of fishtail tiles. Early Pointed style. Single cell of five bays with ritual orientation reversed. EXTERIOR: offset ashlar plinths, slightly setback buttresses with offsets at the angles and similar but slightly shorter buttresses defining each bay, coped gables with kneelers at either end and on the apex of the east (entry) gable a gabled bellcote with a single bell in the arched opening. In the east wall an arched doorway with moulded jambs flanked on either side by a tall lancet and a pair of shorter lancets above, all with trefoil heads; a small trefoil light in the upper part of the gable. In each bay of the side walls a single lancet, in the west wall three stepped lancets with trefoil tracery heads, small trefoil light in upper part of the gable. INTERIOR: white plastered walls, open queen post roof, original pews, pulpit, altar rail and other fittings; in the three lancets above the altar stained glass by Clayton and Bell and to either side of the lancets large panels in arched frames within crocketed gables with finials, the panels inscribed with the ten commandments; above the lancets a painted ribbon inscribed "PRAISE THE LORD".
Listing NGR: SO8273718239
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 472565
- 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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