Congregational Church and 89 and 89A Broad Street
Congregational Church and 89 and 89A, Broad Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1321954
- Date first listed:
- 14-Dec-1978
- List Entry Name:
- Congregational Church and 89 and 89A Broad Street
- Statutory Address:
- Congregational Church and 89 and 89A, Broad Street
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1321954
- Date first listed:
- 14-Dec-1978
- List Entry Name:
- Congregational Church and 89 and 89A Broad Street
- Statutory Address 1:
- Congregational Church and 89 and 89A, Broad Street
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:
- Congregational Church and 89 and 89A, Broad Street
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Reading (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 71401 73423
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 26 August 2025 to correct a typo and reformat the Name, Address and text to current standards
SU 7173 SW
2/413
BROAD STREET (South Side)
Congregational Church and Nos 89 and 89A
II
Included for its interior.
Exterior from Broad Street (Nos 89 and 89A) is the annexe of 1892. Two and four storeys. Red brick. Three unequal bays with three windows, tower and two windows. Stone dressings, quoins and strings. Large archway under tower with moulded soffit and rustication, bolection upper part. Shaped pediment over with cartouche inscribed "Broad Street Independant Chapel" and dated on frieze below "1662, 1892, 1800". Modern ground floor shops flank tower. Tower capped by octagonal turret. The chapel itself is set well back in a courtyard at rear of annexe. Probably the 1800 rebuild with alterations - hipped slate roof two storey brick block with three arched windows.
Interior a good example of a galleried non-conformist chapel in a prosperous market town although not as good as St Mary's Castle Street (qv). Roughly square with encircling galleries and an organ over the dais. Panelled galleries, late Victorian pews, angled under galleries, domed ceiling with modillion cornice. Central window of North Gallery has copy of Burne-Jone's "Light of the World".
Listing NGR: SU7139373437
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 38777
- 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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