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Baptist Chapel

A Grade II Listed Building in Lydney, Gloucestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7246 / 51°43'28"N

Longitude: -2.536 / 2°32'9"W

OS Eastings: 363076

OS Northings: 203009

OS Grid: SO630030

Mapcode National: GBR JT.2DT1

Mapcode Global: VH87B.0X69

Plus Code: 9C3VPFF7+RJ

Entry Name: Baptist Chapel

Listing Date: 7 March 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1186611

English Heritage Legacy ID: 354464

ID on this website: 101186611

Location: Lydney, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, GL15

County: Gloucestershire

District: Forest of Dean

Civil Parish: Lydney

Built-Up Area: Lydney

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Lydney St Mary the Virgin

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

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Description


SO 60 SW
7/107

LYDNEY
HIGH STREET
(west side)
Baptist Chapel

II

Chapel. Mid C19. Smooth rendered, asbestos-cement slate roof to pedimented
front and hipped back. A simple plan, with school room or rooms attached at
back, 3-bay front with heavy cornice on floral brackets returned at ends and
central pediment with florid cartouche, windows tall, narrow arched 2-light
casements with Y-tracery and horizontal glazing bars in plat-band surrounds
to impost blocks, keystone with moulded impost. Central projecting porch with
steep pediment with 'Baptist Chapel' in 'rococco' scrolled surround, central
pair plank doors in surround as for windows, up 3 steps. Sides 3-windowed,
sashes with 6+9 panes under interlaced Y-tracery and in simplified surrounds
as at front, all to stooled cills.
Interior has plain ceiling with rosette, panelled gallery front, pitch-pine
pews. Simple, but notable in its context.

Listing NGR: SO6307603009

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