Cemetery Chapel
Cemetery Chapel, Radwinter Road
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1297741
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Cemetery Chapel
- Statutory Address:
- Cemetery Chapel, Radwinter Road
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1297741
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Cemetery Chapel
- Statutory Address 1:
- Cemetery Chapel, Radwinter 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:
- Cemetery Chapel, Radwinter Road
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Uttlesford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Saffron Walden
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 54693 38431
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 12 January 2023 to amend the name of the architect and to reformat the text to current standards
TL5438
669-1/2/321
SAFFRON WALDEN
RADWINTER ROAD (South side)
Cemetery Chapel
II
Cemetery chapel. 1857 by James Pigott Pritchett. Ragstone, ashlar dressings, fishscale slate roof with cresting. Decorated Gothic style. three bays with North West bell tower incorporating porch. North elevation has two-stage square tower with offset upper stage carrying open octagonal ashlar spire with gableted cinque-foil bell openings, offset buttresses with crocketted pinnacles, saltire weather-vane. Porch has segmental pointed arch with carved headstops, rib-vault with central boss and demi-angel corbels, single trefoil headed lancet under hood-mould with naturalistic foliage stops to West, pair of similar to East, pair of similar over entrance arch. Body of chapel has plinth, buttresses, two two-light traceried window with carved headstops, all different. South elevation with three similar windows, two types of tracery. East wall has three-light curvilinear window with headstops as before, floriated cross at apex of gable. West end similar.
INTERIOR has arched braced king-post roof with foliate corbels, black and red ceramic tiled floor, pews with traceried end panels.
Listing NGR: TL5469338431
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 370711
- 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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