Baptist Chapel and Attached Schoolroom, Bank Buildings
BAPTIST CHAPEL AND ATTACHED SCHOOLROOM, BANK BUILDINGS, ESPLANADE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1365872
- Date first listed:
- 12-Dec-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Baptist Chapel and Attached Schoolroom, Bank Buildings
- Statutory Address:
- BAPTIST CHAPEL AND ATTACHED SCHOOLROOM, BANK BUILDINGS, ESPLANADE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1365872
- Date first listed:
- 12-Dec-1953
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 22-Dec-1997
- List Entry Name:
- Baptist Chapel and Attached Schoolroom, Bank Buildings
- Statutory Address 1:
- BAPTIST CHAPEL AND ATTACHED SCHOOLROOM, BANK BUILDINGS, ESPLANADE
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 CHAPEL AND ATTACHED SCHOOLROOM, BANK BUILDINGS, ESPLANADE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Weymouth
- National Grid Reference:
- SY6812678778
Details
SY6878NW
873-1/24/109
12/12/53
WEYMOUTH
ESPLANADE
(South side)
Baptist Chapel and attached Schoolroom, Bank Buildings
(Formerly Listed as:
ESPLANADE
Baptist Chapel; School Room at rear of Baptist Chapel, Bank Buildings)
GV
II
Baptist chapel and schoolroom. Built 1813-14 by George
Welsford, builder; enlarged, with galleries 1828, refronted
1859 and schoolroom added, re-pewed 1864 (Stell).
Rendered, slate roofs.
EXTERIOR: plain 2-storey block with grand main front to the N,
and with return to South Parade, where the schoolroom projects
forward, and at an angle. The front has a central pedimented
section with giant Doric half-columns in antis, flanked by
single outer bays with square Doric pilasters.
The central arched doorway with moulded architrave on imposts
over a pair of 2-panel doors with double radial fanlight, on 5
stone steps. To each side are arched casements at 2 levels in
moulded architraves with keystone, ears and flared feet.
The upper windows have aprons with a sunk panel between the
pilasters, and the ground-floor sills are formed by the
cornice mould of the pedestal storey, which returns for the
depth of the front wall only. The full Greek Doric
entablature, with blocking course, also returns at the ends.
Above the central door is a raised panel with 'BAPTIST CHAPEL'
inscribed.
The right flank has 3 arched windows at each level; at first
floor with moulded architraves, vermiculated keystone, ears
and flared feet on a continuous sill band, inflected to the
sills on 2 brackets; the heads are filled with plaster
fanlights. The ground-floor windows are similar, but without
keystone and sill band, and with glazed fanlights. The
casements have margin-panes, and leaded lights. To the left is
a small door, on stone steps, in a moulded architrave, and
with radial fanlight. The hipped roof is steeper than the
pediment slope. The front is linked to the side eaves by a
parapet quadrant. The schoolroom has a pair of panelled doors
facing N, an the return front is in 2 storeys with 3 windows,
all margin-pane sashes in 16-panes, to a sill band at first
floor. A moulded cornice and blocking course, returned at the
S end, which is in brickwork.
INTERIOR: a gallery on 3 sides, carried on cast-iron columns.
The original frontage was apparently in the form of 2 matching
houses, a 'Council requirement' (Ricketts), replaced
eventually by the present Doric facade.
The Schoolroom was listed on 14.6.1974.
(RCHME: Dorset, South-East: London: 1970-: 335; Nonconformist
Chapels and Meeting Houses: Stell C: South-West England:
London: 1991-: 132; Ricketts E: The Buildings of Old Weymouth:
Melcombe Regis and Westham: Weymouth: 1976-: 127).
Listing NGR: SY6812678778
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 467609
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Ricketts, E, The Buildings of Old Weymouth Melcombe Regis and Westham, (1975), 127
Inventory of Dorset II South East, (1970), 335
Stell, C, An Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in South West England, (1991), 132
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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