Castle Hill United Reformed Church
CASTLE HILL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, DRYDEN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1376607
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Castle Hill United Reformed Church
- Statutory Address:
- CASTLE HILL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, DRYDEN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1376607
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Castle Hill United Reformed Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- CASTLE HILL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, DRYDEN 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:
- CASTLE HILL UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, DRYDEN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Ipswich (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TM1524247237
Details
TM 14 NE
642/10/10055
25.09.98
IPSWICH
DRYDEN ROAD, CASTLE HILL
Castle Hill United Reformed Church
II
Built as Congregational church. 1955-56. Johns, Slater and Haward. Yellow brick, precast concrete, painted glass, steeply pitched asbestos cement-covered roof. Rectangular, main space with communion table at east end in projecting sanctuary and small stage to west end. Projecting entrance to south west beneath folded slab roof.~ The church is dominated by its steeply pitched zig-zag roof, which descends and then rises to north and south to form aisles without piers. Walls to north and south formed as a pattern of squares on the diagonal in precast concrete, filled with painted glass and perspex in blue and yellow. Continuous long top light to ridge of roof. Internally, unpainted precast concrete rafters and purlins are prominent features. At east and west end, the concrete frame rises to form a straight-sided pointed arch, above sanctuary and stage. A cross is set in the east wall, described in red perspex. A good example of a non-conformist church of the period. (prefabrication: March 1957: 208-221).
Listing NGR: TM1524247237
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 470613
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Prefabrication in March, (1957), 208-221
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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