Baptist Church
BAPTIST CHURCH, SOUTH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1300437
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Baptist Church
- Statutory Address:
- BAPTIST CHURCH, SOUTH LANE
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- Date:
- 2001-08-24
- Reference:
- IOE01/05289/18
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1300437
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Baptist Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- BAPTIST CHURCH, SOUTH LANE
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, SOUTH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Downton
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 17495 21399
Details
DOWNTON SOUTH LANE SU 1721 (east side) 5/119 Baptist Church
GV II
Baptist Church. 1857. English bond brick with diapers in vitrified headers, Welsh slate roof, limestone ashlar bellcote. Nave and chancel with north west porch. West end lean-to porch to left with double panelled doors and fanlight. West front has large round-arched 2-light windows with margin panes and rose window, either side are round-arched margin-pane windows, vertical division of facade by pilasters with raking plinths. Deep eaves on wooden brackets, gabled bellcote to west gable. Left return has porch and round window over, to left are two pairs of tall margin-pane windows, same pilasters as front. Right return has three pairs of tall margin-pane windows. Rear is east end with gabled roof with round windows, lower roof levels for church rooms with C20 windows. Interior not accessible but arrangement of rooms has been altered. Unusual bold design, replacing a late C18 church on same site.
Listing NGR: SU1749521399
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 319678
- 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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