Chapel of St John the Baptist
CHAPEL OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1384706
- Date first listed:
- 14-Oct-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Chapel of St John the Baptist
- Statutory Address:
- CHAPEL OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1384706
- Date first listed:
- 14-Oct-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Chapel of St John the Baptist
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHAPEL OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
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:
- CHAPEL OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Mid Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Tiverton
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 95761 19330
Details
TIVERTON
SS91NE COVE
848-1/2/68 Chapel of St John the Baptist
14/10/91
II
Anglican chapel, recently redundant. 1854-5 by Edward Ashworth
of Exeter. Dressed and snecked slatestone with limestone
dressings; slate roofs with bracketed kneelers to dressed
stone coped gables. Decorated Gothic Revival style. Chancel
with north vestry and nave with south porch.
EXTERIOR: 1-bay chancel has 3-light east window and
ogee-headed 1-light side windows. north vestry has 1-light
window. 3-bay nave has finely-carved head stops to hoodmoulds
over 2-light windows with varied tracery.
INTERIOR: noted as having boarded pointed-arched roof to
chancel and braced roof to nave; double-chamfered pointed
chancel arch and chamfered pointed-arched doorway to vestry.
Fittings include Gothic style alter rail with dagger tracery;
creed boards in chancel; mid/late C19 stained glass.
A competent work by a noted local Ecclesiological architect.
Listing NGR: SS9576119330
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 485160
- 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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