Description

SHALDON

SX9372 FORE STREET, Shaldon 25-1/6/63 (South side) Wesleyan Chapel

GV II

Wesleyan chapel. Dated 1867. Painted stucco with a slate roof. Rectangular plan. EXTERIOR: One storey; symmetrical 2-window range. Pilasters with moulded caps support moulded archivolts with keystones to the openings. Raised curved quoins support moulded eaves cornices to the gable ends. A circular plaque to the west gable reads "Wesleyan Chapel 1867"; 2 very tall semicircular-arched windows with small panes and coloured margin panes have radial glazing bars to the tops. 3 similar windows to the sides are articulated by raised panels reaching from the ground and off-set at the imposts of the window arches. Good C20 double oak doors to the west end. INTERIOR: a gallery to the west entrance end is supported by slender cast-iron columns, the planked balustrade is fronted with triangular panels now filled-in above to form an upper room. The wide pulpit for more than one preacher at the east end has steps to each side, a wrought-iron scrolled balustrade and a panelled area on the wall to the rear. The C19 pews are original.



Listing NGR: SX9334072283

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)