THE OLD CHAPEL AND TWO COTTAGES ADJOINING TO EAST

THE OLD CHAPEL AND TWO COTTAGES ADJOINING TO EAST, ST MARGARET'S LANE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1248927
Date first listed:: 04-Feb-1958
List Entry Name:: THE OLD CHAPEL AND TWO COTTAGES ADJOINING TO EAST
Statutory Address:: THE OLD CHAPEL AND TWO COTTAGES ADJOINING TO EAST, ST MARGARET'S LANE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1248927
Date first listed:: 04-Feb-1958
Date of most recent amendment:: 30-Nov-1987
List Entry Name:: THE OLD CHAPEL AND TWO COTTAGES ADJOINING TO EAST
Statutory Address 1:: THE OLD CHAPEL AND TWO COTTAGES ADJOINING TO EAST, ST MARGARET'S LANE

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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Location

Statutory Address:: THE OLD CHAPEL AND TWO COTTAGES ADJOINING TO EAST, ST MARGARET'S LANE

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

District:: Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Tatworth and Forton
National Grid Reference:: ST3281805262

Details

ST3205 TATWORTH AND FORTON CP ST MARGARET'S LANE(east side) SOUTH CHARD

12/104 The Old Chapel and two cottages adjoining to east (formerly listed as two separate items: St Margaret's Chapel and cottage adjoining on east in the Civil Parish of Chard) 4.2.58

- II Chapel of ease, subsequently Particular Baptist Church with manse attached, now converted to 3 dwellings, Circa 1400, altered 1836, probably when second cottage aided, church converted to dwelling late C20,Random rubble local stone, brick voussoirs with keystones to church openings, quoins distinguish original building with later quoins dividing church from manse, slate roof with coped verges to original building, shallower pitch double Roman tile roof with coped verges to addition, late C19 brick stacks right gable ends, finial to left gable end. Plan: medieval chapel converted to Baptist church with manse, now 2 dwellings with one-up-one-down cottage adjoining. South front: 2 storeys, 3:1:1 bays, full height semi-circular- headed windows with divided wooden tracery and external shutters flanking former double doorway with similar head, now with wooden door and sidelight banded Ham stone and limestone architrave; to right 3-light casements first floor, ground floor 6-panel door with moulded surrounds to panels and inset lights, flat roofed porch with cambered head opening, 3-light window to right, another 6-panel door with inset lights at junction of church and addition, flat roofed trellis porch with 3-light window right. Left return (west gable end) blocked square opening in gable end, semi-circular headed window with brick surround and keystone cutting top of medieval lancet opening, wooden lintel to double doors of 6 panels with moulded surrounds. Interiors not seen.

Listing NGR: ST3281805262

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Legacy System number:: 430749
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.