Montacute Baptist Church, and Front Boundary Wall and Railings
MONTACUTE BAPTIST CHURCH, AND FRONT BOUNDARY WALL AND RAILINGS, SOUTH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1261601
- Date first listed:
- 27-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Montacute Baptist Church, and Front Boundary Wall and Railings
- Statutory Address:
- MONTACUTE BAPTIST CHURCH, AND FRONT BOUNDARY WALL AND RAILINGS, SOUTH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1261601
- Date first listed:
- 27-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Montacute Baptist Church, and Front Boundary Wall and Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- MONTACUTE BAPTIST CHURCH, AND FRONT BOUNDARY WALL AND RAILINGS, SOUTH STREET
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:
- MONTACUTE BAPTIST CHURCH, AND FRONT BOUNDARY WALL AND RAILINGS, SOUTH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Montacute
- National Grid Reference:
- ST4986216878
Details
ST4916 MONTACUTE CP SOUTH STREET (East side)
8/174 Montacute Baptist Church, and
front boundary wall and railings
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GV II
Baptist Church. 1879, by Morgan H. Davies. Ham stone ashlar; Welsh slate roof between coped gables. In an Early English
style, with gable ends to road. Plinth: main gable features a Geometric rose window under trefoil gable vent, with a
cusped label in pointed segmental-arched recess below left: on south-west corner a quasi-turret with gable end having
segmental- arched doorway flanked by Gothic foliated capital shafts under label roll, above which is a rather wide
cusped lancet and a clock-face in the gable; across main gable and in angle formed by projecting turret, leading to
first floor of same, an open covered stair with pitched Welsh slate roof and arches and pillars to match doorway: cast
iron finials to both gables. C20 chimney stack to north-west corner. Foundation stone with date and architect's name on
front wall. South side elevation has 4 pairs pointed segmental-arched windows under continuous label. Attached to rear
a 7 bay schoolroom block, sash windows below and semi-circular arched casements above under continuous arched label.
Further extension to east. Interior not seen. About 10 metres west the front boundary wall, ashlar with plinth and
angled coping, with square piers having frieze bands and bell- hip caps: railings with taper points to middle and top
rails, fleur-de-lys tops to arch-braced standards, matching gates, adding to setting of Church.
Listing NGR: ST4986216878
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 437115
- 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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