Description

EAST BOND STREET
1.
5304
Unitarian Chapel
(Great Meeting)
(Formerly listed under
SK 5804 NE 1/l7 5.1.50 Bond Street)
II
2.
Built in 1707. One of the earliest brick buildings of any importance
in Leicester. Two-storey red brick and stucco chapel. Four windows,
moulded stone shouldered architraves, modern glazing. Good moulded eaves
cornice. Steep-pitched hipped roof of slates. Giant angle pilasters
at ends of elevation. Moulded stucco band and plinth. Across the front
probably mid C19 ground floor projection with continuous entablature with
central porch with Tuscan columns, in antis, carrying entablature, at
each side one window copy of original windows above. Interior: good octagonal
domed plaster ceiling of 1786. Chancel of 1866 and interior alterations
of the same date when an early C19 gallery on three sides was replaced
by the present gallery. A mural tablet records the marriage in 1837 of
William Rowlett reputedly the first marriage in a non-conformist chapel
in England. C19 cast iron gates of simple design in front, the railings
are restored.

Listing NGR: SK5856504814

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26478747

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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