United Reformed Church
UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, BERKELEY VALE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1270093
- Date first listed:
- 24-Apr-1996
- List Entry Name:
- United Reformed Church
- Statutory Address:
- UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, BERKELEY VALE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1270093
- Date first listed:
- 24-Apr-1996
- List Entry Name:
- United Reformed Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, BERKELEY VALE
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:
- UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, BERKELEY VALE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Falmouth
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 80415 32734
Details
FALMOUTH
843-1/6/39 BERKELEY VALE 24-APR-96 (South side) UNITED REFORMED CHURCH
II Bible Christian Chapel in Classical style of 1867. MATERIALS: Constructed of killas rubble with granite dressings including quoins, sills, jambs, round arches and moulded frame of semi-open pediment to front, as well as embattled parapets to front walls of ancillary rooms at rear. Dry slate roof. PLAN: Rectangular aisle-less plan with gallery on 3 sides and staircases at front [ritual west] end either side of pair of entrances. Vestries flank the rostrum and organ loft at rear and there is a schoolroom plus flanking porches at far rear. EXTERIOR: The building is of 2 storeys with a symmetrical 1:3:1-bay pedimented front. The central bays are broken forward with an oculus over a shaped string which forms a hoodmould to the name and date panel. Below this are 3 linked lights with hoodmoulds and keyblocks and panelled aprons on pilasters with moulded imposts. The pair of doorways below the entablature have similar heads to windows but springing from continuous moulded impost string. Each flanking bay has tall narrow stair sash with margin panes. All front windows and windows to front of porches have spoked fanlight heads. All windows are horned sashes with glazing bars including the 3-window range to each side elevation. INTERIOR: panelled gallery front on shaped brackets, the gallery carried on slender near Doric columns; rostrum with arcaded front and turned balustrade; carved central plaster ceiling rose and original box pews to gallery.
HISTORY: The chapel was built in 1867 to seat 500 persons.
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION DECISION: The United Reformed Church, Berkeley Vale is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * A fine mid C19 urban chapel in classical style. * It survives with a partially intact interior including balustraded rostrum and panelled gallery with box pews.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 460088
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Kellys Directory in Cornwall, (1910), 105
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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