Description

SK 35 SE
4/122

PARISH OF CRICH
CHAPEL LANE
Crich Wesleyan Chapel and attached walls

II

Non-conformist chapel. 1765. Regularly coursed squared gritstone with quoins and a
hipped slate roof. Two storeys, two bays with semi-circular headed side windows,
with voussoirs, jambs and gothic intersecting glazing. Ground floor windows C20,
beneath plain lintels. Front has two first floor semi-circular headed windows with
gothic glazing, a central ground floor window with massive lintel and stone jambs,
with C20 casement, flanked by two doorways with quoined surrounds, massive lintels
and 6-panel doors. Attached low boundary walls, surmounted by plain spear-headed
railings with matching gates set between plain stone piers. Single storey extension
to LH side, with plain slated roof. The interior, which contains an unaltered
gallery and box pews, has not been inspected. The Chapel is thought to be one of the
earliest chapels in the County and that which has been in use for the longest time.

Listing NGR: SK3504653698

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26532747

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (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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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)