Description

SK 2845 WIRKSWORTH NORTH END

812/1/10006 Baptist Cemetery Chapel

GV II

Baptist cemetery chapel, now cemetery store, recently damaged by fire and disused at the time of inspection. c1812. Rectangular on plan, with principal elevation (west) of coursed, well finished gritstone with gritstone dressings, the remaining 3 walls of rubble limestone. Wide eaves course below overhanging slated hipped roof with lead rolls to ridge and hip ridges. Single storey. West elevation with wide central pointed-arched doorway and double planked and studded doors. Flanking lancets with pointed arched heads. Rear wall with 2 wider pointed arched window openings. All window frames have been removed; one cast iron frame with intersecting glazing bars remains standing inside the building. No features of note survive within fire damaged interior. Of special interest as an early C19 Baptist cemetery chapel, unusual for its Gothick detailing.

Listing NGR: SK2881954264

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26410930

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)