The Worthing Tabernacle
THE WORTHING TABERNACLE, 64, CHAPEL ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1250845
- Date first listed:
- 02-Dec-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Worthing Tabernacle
- Statutory Address:
- THE WORTHING TABERNACLE, 64, CHAPEL ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1250845
- Date first listed:
- 02-Dec-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Worthing Tabernacle
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE WORTHING TABERNACLE, 64, CHAPEL 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.
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:
- THE WORTHING TABERNACLE, 64, CHAPEL ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- West Sussex
- District:
- Worthing (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ1485602960
Details
The following building shall be added to the list:
CHAPEL ROAD
1.
5406
TQ 1402 NE 3/272 No 64
The Worthing Tabernacle
II
Nonconformist church and church hall. Thought to have been built in 1897 by
Lund but rain water heads are dated 1908. Front of snecked rubble with Bath
stone dressings. Other elevations are of stock brick with red brick dressings.
Slate roof. West front has central gable with cross-shaped saddlestone flanked
by octagonal pinnacles dying into 1st floor square buttresses with inset columns
and buttresses to ground floor. Central rose window with 6 trefoliated headed
lancets and quatrefoil band below. Stone band between floors. Ground floor
has central triple round-headed window flanked by single round-headed windows,
all connected by hood moulding. Wings have double mullioned window to 1st floor
and gabled entrances with round headed arches with engaged granite columns.
8 light fanlight with Art Nouveau glazing and double plank doors with large
decorative hinges. Side elevations are of stock brick in Flemish bond with
red brick dessings. 2 gables with 3 lancets each to 1st floor connected by
hood moulding and casements to ground floor with dogtooth moulded stone voussoirs
above. Church hall at rear is in similar materials with 2 gables. Interior
has 2 bays supported on tall iron plumed capitals. Round-headed chancel arch
with granite column, pendants. Large curved wooden pulpit supported on 2 twisted
columns with 2 curved staircases with elaborate iron railings. East rose window
with stained glass floral panes. Side walls have triple lancet windows interrupted
by the balcony with kingfisher roundels at the top. West window has floral
decoration.
Curved wooden balcony with diagonally placed boarding quatrefoil carving and
brattishing. Original iron lamp brackets attached. Vertical dado-panelling.
Walls of gallery have original iron lamp brackets. Original curved wooden pews.
Unusual roof structure boarded with modified curved braces held together with
iron tie rods. Rear vestibule has fireplace with Art Nouveau pomegranite motif
and staircase to Minister's office has elaborate cast iron balusters and scrolled
tread ends. Front vestibule has elaborate cast iron balusters to staircase
and double doors with elaborate brass handles and art nouveau tracery.
Listing NGR: TQ1485602960
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 433337
- 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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