Methodist Church and Attached Walls and Piers
METHODIST CHURCH AND ATTACHED WALLS AND PIERS, MONKTON HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1267974
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jun-1978
- List Entry Name:
- Methodist Church and Attached Walls and Piers
- Statutory Address:
- METHODIST CHURCH AND ATTACHED WALLS AND PIERS, MONKTON HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1267974
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jun-1978
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 16-Sept-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Methodist Church and Attached Walls and Piers
- Statutory Address 1:
- METHODIST CHURCH AND ATTACHED WALLS AND PIERS, MONKTON HILL
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:
- METHODIST CHURCH AND ATTACHED WALLS AND PIERS, MONKTON HILL
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 91989 73537
Details
CHIPPENHAM
ST9173NE MONKTON HILL 930-1/6/151 (West side) 22/06/78 Methodist Church and attached walls and piers (Formerly Listed as: MONKTON HILL (West side) Methodist Church)
II
Methodist church. c1909. Limestone ashlar; coursed rubblestone basement with freestone quoins and architraves; slate roof. Standard rectangular plan. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 3 storeys to the right and rear due to sloping site; symmetrical 5-window range. A modillion cornice and blocking course encircle the building. 2-light windows with leaded lights. The outer ranges and front ranges of the returns are stepped forward, forming corner towers between which a dentilled pediment with a keyed oculus spans the central 3 ranges. Semicircular-arched windows with moulded archivolts and keystones to the 1st floor, those to the front and towers have plain fanlights; tall ones to the corner towers; 3 shorter ones to the centre are flanked by engaged Ionic columns resting on a continuous projecting apron. Similar openings below are taller and wider with double doors to the right-hand opening and a modillion cornice over the columns. Ground-floor windows of the towers and basement windows have flat arches and moulded architraves. 4 windows to both returns are articulated by plain pilasters; moulded archivolts frame the 1st-floor windows and extend down to the sill of those of the ground floor which are flat-arched; 1st-floor windows are tall with semicircular arches to each light and a circular pane to the top. Toward the rear is a semicircular arch to a door, a 2-storey lean-to is to the rear. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: the rubblestone basement extends at the front to form a platform with steps to the left. It has an ashlar wall and gabled piers to the corners. HISTORY: the site was bought in 1900 and "cleared and excavated by men of the church 1902-3" Intended to mark the centenary of Methodism in Chippenham. (Chamberlain, Joseph A: Chippenham: Chippenham: 1976-: 143).
Listing NGR: ST9198973537
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 462365
- 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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