Baptist Chapel and Schoolroom
BAPTIST CHAPEL AND SCHOOLROOM, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1388899
- Date first listed:
- 27-May-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Baptist Chapel and Schoolroom
- Statutory Address:
- BAPTIST CHAPEL AND SCHOOLROOM, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1388899
- Date first listed:
- 27-May-1949
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Nov-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Baptist Chapel and Schoolroom
- Statutory Address 1:
- BAPTIST CHAPEL AND SCHOOLROOM, HIGH 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 CHAPEL AND SCHOOLROOM, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- Boston (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 32763 43613
Details
BOSTON
TF3243NE HIGH STREET
716-1/10/66 (East side)
27/05/49 Baptist Chapel and Schoolroom
(Formerly Listed as:
HIGH STREET
(East side)
High Street General Baptist Church.)
GV II
Baptist chapel and schoolroom. 1837 with alterations of 1841
and 1853 and added schoolroom of 1864. Gault brick, painted
ashlar dressings, red brick rear and schoolroom, Welsh slate
roofs. Dogtooth cornice to plain parapet, small stone plinth.
Gothick style.
EXTERIOR: 2 storey, 5-bay symmetrical front, each bay defined
by stepped buttresses with plain pinnacles. The centre 3 bays
are under one large gable, with the gabled centre broken
forward slightly. The flanking bays are lower and individually
gabled. Centre 3-light glazing bar window with dripmould,
above a tall 3-light window with pointed head and intersecting
tracery, sill band and dripmould. In the gable a small arched
opening and datestone of 1837. To either side projecting small
gabled porches with panelled double doors in arched opening
with dripmould.
The flanking wings have a pair of pointed doorways with an
arch over. Above, each of the 4 outer bays has a 2-light
arched Gothick window with glazing bars and dripmould.
The returns are in red brick, of 3 bays with full height
pilasters. To ground floor are 3 glazing bar casements with
segmental heads and above are 3 similar windows but with
Gothick lights and arches.
The rear sunday schoolroom is 2 storeys, in red brick, with
3-light casements.
INTERIOR: gallery round all 4 sides on slender cast-iron
piers, with panelled sides and raked seats. The preacher's
stall is on a platform, with decorative cast-iron balusters,
wreathed handrail and decorative turned newels.
Listing NGR: TF3276343613
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 486360
- 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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