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United Reformed Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Drybrook, Gloucestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8514 / 51°51'4"N

Longitude: -2.5162 / 2°30'58"W

OS Eastings: 364543

OS Northings: 217102

OS Grid: SO645171

Mapcode National: GBR FV.TGH5

Mapcode Global: VH86R.BQNL

Plus Code: 9C3VVF2M+HG

Entry Name: United Reformed Church

Listing Date: 4 July 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1186469

English Heritage Legacy ID: 354110

Also known as: United Reformed Church, Drybrook

ID on this website: 101186469

Location: Drybrook, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, GL17

County: Gloucestershire

District: Forest of Dean

Civil Parish: Drybrook

Built-Up Area: Drybrook

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Drybrook

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

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Description


SO 61 NW DRYBROOK DRYBROOK ROAD (east side)

5/40 United Reformed Church

II

Former Congregational Chapel, now U.R.C. Church. Datestone 'Rehoboth, Congregational Church, built 1858, enlarged 1872'. Well squared stone with ashlar dressings to front; rear sides roughly squared rubble, more or less coursed, with ashlar dressings; rear extension brick, English bond; slate roof. Galleried T-plan chapel with wide rear extension, built up slope from road. Stem of T projects to road, gabled, with Tuscan pilasters at corners; moulded gable parapet, returned at foot as cornice to pilasters; acroterion on gable apex. In gable 3 round- headed windows, centre one set higher than side, with below in centre datestone and a square window. Ovolo moulding; cornice to pilaster forms springing to side window heads; lower sills extended as plain string course. Cast iron frames, with marginal lights. Original panelled door in left return. Top of T has 1 round-headed window each side, plain arris, projecting keystone; plain gable copings with projecting kneelers. Internally 3 galleries, with organ gallery in centre of back extension. Gallery fronts part cast iron, part timber, pulpit front cast iron. Walls at low level faced vertical boarding; lower pews panelled ends with low doors; alternate ones have holes in bookrests for individual communion cups. Cross piece of T is 1858 chapel, stem and probably rear extension 1872.

Listing NGR: SO6454317102

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