Description

SHREWSBURY

SJ4812SE TOWN WALLS
653-1/14/679 (South side)
10/01/53 Former First Church of Christ
Scientist and attached railings
(Formerly Listed as:
TOWN WALLS
(South side)
The First Church of Christ Scientist)

GV II

Church, originally Methodist chapel and now in use as library.
Dated 1834. Stucco over brick with low pitched roof not
visible. High single storey, 5-window range. Facade
articulated into bays by Corinthian pilasters. 2 doorways with
fluted Doric pilasters and high pedimented heads flanked by
round-arched windows with Doric pilasters set in round-arched
recesses. High parapet with shallow central pediment and
acroteria at each end. Cast-iron railings to basement area
with urn finials. The chapel was first built for the Methodist
New Connection.

Listing NGR: SJ4897712241

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26546545

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Recommended Books

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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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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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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)