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Chapel House

A Grade II Listed Building in Ormskirk, Lancashire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5637 / 53°33'49"N

Longitude: -2.8834 / 2°53'0"W

OS Eastings: 341588

OS Northings: 407814

OS Grid: SD415078

Mapcode National: GBR 8W97.K7

Mapcode Global: WH86H.PP5C

Plus Code: 9C5VH478+FM

Entry Name: Chapel House

Listing Date: 11 August 1972

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1197056

English Heritage Legacy ID: 386377

ID on this website: 101197056

Location: Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39

County: Lancashire

District: West Lancashire

Electoral Ward/Division: Derby

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Ormskirk

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire

Church of England Parish: Ormskirk St Peter and St Paul

Church of England Diocese: Liverpool

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Description



ORMSKIRK

SD40NW CHAPEL STREET
663-1/4/140 (West side)
11/08/72 No.98
Chapel House

GV II

House. Late C17, altered in C18 and C19. Roughcast render on
brick, slate roof. Transitional double-depth plan (roof
carried down over rear), plus added bow at rear. Three storeys
and 3 widely-spaced windows; an asymmetrical facade with a
round-headed doorway between the 1st and 2nd bays, a small
segmental-headed window to the right (sashed without glazing
bars), large segmental-headed 16-pane unhorned sashed windows
at ground and 1st floors, and square 9-pane sashes at 2nd
floor; all these openings with raised sills and white-painted
ornamental surrounds. Ridge chimney between the 2nd and 3rd
bays, and gable chimneys. INTERIOR: fine dog-legged C17
staircase with closed string, square newels and turned
balusters with moulded handrail. HISTORY: occupied by
Nathaniel Heywood (d.1677), vicar of Ormskirk, who was ejected
in 1662 for refusing to conform to the Act of Uniformity, and
set up a dissenters' meeting house here.


Listing NGR: SD4158807814

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