Non-Conformist chapel in St Michael's Cemetery

Non-conformist Chapel in St Michael's Cemetery, St. Michaels Road, Bath, BA1 3BJ

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Overview

Non-conformist cemetery chapel, circa 1862. By George Phillips Manners. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1405837
Date first listed:: 20-Dec-2011
List Entry Name:: Non-Conformist chapel in St Michael's Cemetery
Statutory Address:: Non-conformist Chapel in St Michael's Cemetery, St. Michaels Road, Bath, BA1 3BJ

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1405837
Date first listed:: 20-Dec-2011
List Entry Name:: Non-Conformist chapel in St Michael's Cemetery
Statutory Address 1:: Non-conformist Chapel in St Michael's Cemetery, St. Michaels Road, Bath, BA1 3BJ

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: Non-conformist Chapel in St Michael's Cemetery, St. Michaels Road, Bath, BA1 3BJ

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: ST7344765258

Summary

Non-conformist cemetery chapel, circa 1862. By George Phillips Manners.

Reasons for Designation

* Architectural interest: a well-preserved and well-executed example of a mid-C19 cemetery chapel by a recognised architect; * Group value: with the nearby Anglican chapel, (listed at Grade II), this building forms a picturesque group of structures within the cemetery, whose entrance gateway is also listed at Grade II.

History

St Michael's Cemetery was laid out circa 1862, with areas for Anglican and Non-conformist burials, each of which was provided with a cemetery chapel.

Details

Non-conformist cemetery chapel, circa 1862. By George Phillips Manners.

MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar with a Welsh slate roof.

EXTERIOR: An octagonal, Chapter House-like, chapel orientated north-south, with entrance on south side. Bays are separated by buttresses with off-set and gabled cap. Each bay has a single window with reticulated head and hood-mould above. The south face has doorway with single order of colonnettes, original plank doors with surface ironwork. The window above is shorter but otherwise the same. There is a circular north window. The roof no longer has its finial.

INTERIOR: Not inspected.

Sources

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Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.