Description

RISHANGLES EYE ROAD
TM 16 NE
4/51 Zion Baptist Chapel
(including attached
railings)
- II
Baptist chapel. Dated 1862. Red brick with white brick gable end facade to
west. Slated roof. The front gable and porches have moulded verges and boxed
eaves. Single storey. Symmetrical facade with flanking pilaster strips and 2
narrow arched recesses with a brick band at springing level. Each recess
contains a non-opening casement window with glazing bars under a flat lintol
supported on console brackets. Below each window is a gabled porch with 4-
panel door in 2 leaves. In the gable is an inscribed circular panel with the
date. 4-bay sides with larger windows of similar pattern within square-headed
recesses. Attached to the left and right of the facade are short lengths of
contemporary wrought iron railings terminating in square brick piers. Further
railings to south extend along the road frontage of the churchyard. Gallery
at east end has 5 removable panels and 2 lower panels with sliding shutters,
all later alterations. Re-seated 1985.

Listing NGR: TM1610468712

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26509146

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings