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Unitarian Chapel

A Grade II* Listed Building in Winterbourne, South Gloucestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4961 / 51°29'46"N

Longitude: -2.5204 / 2°31'13"W

OS Eastings: 363972

OS Northings: 177592

OS Grid: ST639775

Mapcode National: GBR CS2.RJ

Mapcode Global: VH88H.8NFF

Plus Code: 9C3VFFWH+CV

Entry Name: Unitarian Chapel

Listing Date: 3 March 1961

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1233019

English Heritage Legacy ID: 408443

ID on this website: 101233019

Location: Frenchay Chapel, Frenchay, South Gloucestershire, BS16

County: South Gloucestershire

Civil Parish: Winterbourne

Built-Up Area: Bristol

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Frenchay and Winterbourne Down

Church of England Diocese: Bristol

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Description


ST 67 NW WINTERBOURNE FRENCHAY COMMON (north side),
Frenchay
3/43
3.3.61 Unitarian Chapel
G.V.
II*

Chapel. 1720, may contain earlier fabric, altered 1815. Rubble, brick
dressings, double roman and concrete tile roofs. Single storey, 2 round
headed, brick dressed sashes on 3 sides, plain coped parapet, hipped roofs,
central valley, central to south elevation is square 4 stage tower, square-
headed door with voussoirs and keystone under a string, remains of moulded
pilasters, single oculus above, string course, blank oculus above, segmental
headed openings to top stage, cornice, pavilion roof, finial and Halley's
Comet weathervane. Interior: 2 Tuscan columns under valley, gallery on small
Tuscan columns, corbelled pulpit with ogee rear panel and urn. On rear
outside wall is an altar tomb with attached urn to mark vault of the Bruce
family (earliest date 1804). (Source: J. Lucena "Grand Tour of Frenchay"
1981).


Listing NGR: ST6397277592

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