Wells United Church
WELLS UNITED CHURCH, UNION STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1383196
- Date first listed:
- 13-Sept-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Wells United Church
- Statutory Address:
- WELLS UNITED CHURCH, UNION STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1383196
- Date first listed:
- 13-Sept-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Wells United Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- WELLS UNITED CHURCH, UNION 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:
- WELLS UNITED CHURCH, UNION STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Wells
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 54784 45775
Details
WELLS
ST5445 UNION STREET
662-1/7/331 (West side)
13/09/72 Wells United Church
GV II
United Reformed, former Baptist Church. 1827. Rendered and
colourwashed, hipped interlocking clay tiled roof behind
parapet.
EXTERIOR: single storey with gallery, 3 bay east elevation.
Plinth, band course between floors, cornice, shallow parapet.
Semicircular arched casement windows of 9 panes with
radially-glazed tops in plain openings. Central entrance, up 3
steps, has pair 3-panel doors with semi- circular radially
glazed fanlight in arched opening, framed with Doric half-
columns on plinths, with entablature over. Side elevation
masked by adjoining buildings.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Known as "Ebenezer Chapel", this was built as a Baptist
Church, and combined with Congregationalists from Croscombe in
1917.
(Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-Houses: Stell C:
Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-Houses in South-West
England: London: 1991-: 199).
Listing NGR: ST5478445775
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 483614
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Stell, C, An Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in South West England, (1991), 199
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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