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United Reformed Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Newent, Gloucestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9308 / 51°55'50"N

Longitude: -2.4065 / 2°24'23"W

OS Eastings: 372147

OS Northings: 225890

OS Grid: SO721258

Mapcode National: GBR FZ.NKPN

Mapcode Global: VH93W.7QNP

Plus Code: 9C3VWHJV+8C

Entry Name: United Reformed Church

Listing Date: 18 October 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1172375

English Heritage Legacy ID: 125620

ID on this website: 101172375

Location: Newent, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, GL18

County: Gloucestershire

District: Forest of Dean

Civil Parish: Newent

Built-Up Area: Newent

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Newent St Mary the Virgin

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

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Description


SO 7225-7325 NEWENT BROAD STREET (south side)

13/88 United Reformed Church

GV II

Formerly Congregational Chapel, now United Reformed Church. 1846. Ashlar face to road, English bond brick behind, with stone dressings; slate roof. Three-bay, gable to road. Symmetrical facade, moulded plinth, small octagonal clasping corner turrets in 2 stages. Door up 5 stone steps and half landing, cast-iron balusters to railings. Double wooden doors with intersecting blind tracery, 2-centred arch. Moulded surround, with crocketed ogee hoodmould. Either side a 2-light stone mullion and transom window, cinquefoiled heads to lights with quatrefoil between, ogee-shaped hoodmould with floriate finial, patterned leaded lights. Two-light mullioned window, head same pattern, in centre above door. Battlemented gable parapet rising from octagonal finials at eaves; octagonal apex finial, with pendant. Moulded string with floral plaques at intervals below. Buttressed sides, windows as front, but no hoodmould; stone dentil eaves. Sunday school added at rear. Internally panelled, timber ceiling; gallery over internal porch. (D. Verey, Gloucestershire, The Vale and the Forest of Dean, 1970.)

Listing NGR: SO7214725890

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