Baptist Church Hall
BAPTIST CHURCH HALL, BOUTPORT STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1385070
- Date first listed:
- 31-Aug-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Baptist Church Hall
- Statutory Address:
- BAPTIST CHURCH HALL, BOUTPORT STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1385070
- Date first listed:
- 31-Aug-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Baptist Church Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- BAPTIST CHURCH HALL, BOUTPORT 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:
- BAPTIST CHURCH HALL, BOUTPORT STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Barnstaple
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 55764 33517
Details
BARNSTAPLE
SS5533 BOUTPORT STREET
684-1/6/74 (West side)
31/08/88 Baptist Church Hall
GV II
Church hall with schoolrooms above. 1869-70. By RD Gould. The
walling resembles brick, but appears to be of a soft stone,
possibly refaced in cement; limestone dressings, granite
plinth. Slated roof with crested ridge-tiles. 2 lofty storeys,
equal to 3 storeys of the former minister's house, May House
(qv), on the right. Gothic Revival style.
4-window range, the 3 larger windows to right grouped together
under a gable. Windows in both storeys have pointed stone
arches with hoodmoulds; those in 2nd storey sub-divided into 2
lights, with pointed arches and a round light in window-head.
Group of small ventilator slits in apex of gable, on top of
which is a carved stone finial. Left-hand bay has a slight
projection. In its ground storey a segmental-headed doorway
with panelled double doors. Immediately above this a
half-window with pointed arch. 2nd-storey window has trefoiled
head set within a larger pointed arch having a hoodmould on
mask-corbels. Small gable above. At the base of the left
door-jamb is carved: 'This stone was laid by T Cave Esq. M.P.
Sept. 8. 1869.'
INTERIOR: 1988 list description mentions no features of
special interest in the hall; upper floor not inspected. The
Baptist Church (qv) and the former Minister's house, now May
House (qv), adjoin the church on either side.
(Gardiner WF: Barnstaple, 1837-97: Barnstaple: 1897-: 101).
Listing NGR: SS5576433517
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 485531
- 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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