Baptist Church and Attached Walls and Piers
BAPTIST CHURCH AND ATTACHED WALLS AND PIERS, STATION ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1267924
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jun-1978
- List Entry Name:
- Baptist Church and Attached Walls and Piers
- Statutory Address:
- BAPTIST CHURCH AND ATTACHED WALLS AND PIERS, STATION ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1267924
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jun-1978
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 16-Sept-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Baptist Church and Attached Walls and Piers
- Statutory Address 1:
- BAPTIST CHURCH AND ATTACHED WALLS AND PIERS, STATION 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:
- BAPTIST CHURCH AND ATTACHED WALLS AND PIERS, STATION ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Chippenham
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 91907 73530
Details
CHIPPENHAM
ST9173NE STATION ROAD 930-1/6/214 Baptist Church and attached walls 22/06/78 and piers (Formerly Listed as: STATION HILL Baptist Church)
II
Baptist church. c1856. Limestone ashlar with slate roof and moulded kneelers to gable ends. Classical style. Rectangular plan with lower rear block and single-storey lean-tos to the rear of each side. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; symmetrical 3-window range. An entablature and high pediment span the facade which is articulated by pilasters with moulded plinths and capitals. The 1st floor has eared and shouldered architraves to fixed 16-pane windows, tall blind windows to the ground floor flank double doors in a moulded architrave with a shallow hood on consoles. The returns have three 16-pane segmental-arched windows to the 1st floor and similar flat-arched windows to the ground floor. The church hall to the rear, with an entrance on St Mary's Place, is lower. It has a small corbelled niche to the apex of the gable, three 9-pane windows to the 1st floor and three 16-pane windows to the ground floor. The lean-to to the north has a C19 4-panel door. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: ashlar walls approx 1m high are attached to each rear lean-to, they flank the site and terminate in ashlar piers with plinths, recessed panels to the sides, cornices and block tops, approx 1.5m high. A plinth wall with C20 railings sweeps downhill from left to right in 3 stages to each side of central C20 gates with similar piers. (Chamberlain, Joseph A: Chippenham: Chippenham: 1976-: 143).
Listing NGR: ST9190773530
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 462444
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Chamberlain, J A, Chippenham, (), 143
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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