Description

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SJ9223SW CHURCH LANE 590-1/10/9 (West side) Church Lane Evangelical Church

GV II

Plymouth Brethren meeting room, now free chapel. 1839. Brick with ashlar dressings; slate roof. Rectangular plan. Classical style. Wide eaves and verges. East facade is symmetrical 3-window range with ends breaking back and windows to 2 levels. Left end has later C19 gabled porch with return entrance, now window; right end has blocked segmental-headed entrance. Windows have ashlar sills and gable-form lintels, cross-casements with leaded glazing; no windows to west elevation. North end has pedimental gable; C20 gabled porch has return entrances with paired doors, and front stained-glass window; tripartite upper window with ashlar sill and surround, glazing as to east facade. INTERIOR: plain walls and ceiling; C20 fittings. A very early example of a Plymouth Brethren meeting room. The Plymouth Brethren were founded in Plymouth, c1830.

Listing NGR: SJ9210523134

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