Former Congregational Church
FORMER CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, MEETING STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1336692
- Date first listed:
- 04-Feb-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Former Congregational Church
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, MEETING STREET
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1336692
- Date first listed:
- 04-Feb-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Former Congregational Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, MEETING 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:
- FORMER CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, MEETING STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Thanet (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ramsgate
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 38042 65049
Details
RAMSGATE MEETING STREET TR 3865 SW (west side) 9/257 Former Congregational Church GV II Congregational Church, now warehouse. 1838 by James Wilson. White brick with rendered details in Gothic style. Two storey entrance facade with plinth, string course and moulded parapet,gabled over whole facade, with paired flanking outer buttresses, and larger pinnacled buttresses to centre, with quatrefoil in gable, and 7 lancets on 1st floor, the 5 centre paired and raised to centre in moulded surrounds. Five lancets to ground floor, with traceried doors with traceried panelled fanlights to left and to right in multi-moulded arched surrounds. Rendered shields to centre: Founded Erected Marble sarcophagus attached to centre. AD AD Porch to right return, with fine traceried 1662 1838 panelled and glazed door, panelled traceried apron and Y-traceried fanlight in moulded surround, the redeeming feature of a somewhat weak design. The same architect designed Cavendish Baptist Chapel (item 13/82 ) in same materials and fashion, but with Neo-Norman details (Busson, Ramsgate, 68; B.O.E. Kent II 1983, 4267).
Listing NGR: TR3804065053
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 171890
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Newman, J, The Buildings of England: North East and East Kent, (1983), 4267
Busson, C, Book of Ramsgate, (), 68
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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