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Unitarian Chapel

A Grade II Listed Building in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7181 / 51°43'5"N

Longitude: -1.9693 / 1°58'9"W

OS Eastings: 402216

OS Northings: 202156

OS Grid: SP022021

Mapcode National: GBR 3QY.6XR

Mapcode Global: VHB2Q.T28Q

Plus Code: 9C3WP29J+77

Entry Name: Unitarian Chapel

Listing Date: 14 June 1948

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1280350

English Heritage Legacy ID: 365348

ID on this website: 101280350

Location: Cirencester, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, GL7

County: Gloucestershire

District: Cotswold

Civil Parish: Cirencester

Built-Up Area: Cirencester

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Cirencester St John the Baptist

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

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Description



CIRENCESTER

SP0202 GOSDITCH STREET
578-1/4/213 (South West side)
14/06/48 Unitarian Chapel

GV II

Also known as: Gosditch Street Chapel.
Unitarian chapel, formerly Presbyterian, now disused.
Presbyterians on this site from late C17, present building
altered 1891 and now appears entirely late C19. Cement render
with ashlar dressings; concrete tile hipped roof; stone and
rendered stacks to left slope.
Single-storey with clerestory to left, internal gallery to
right; 5-window range. Five C19 two-light chamfered stone
mullion windows with leaded lights with coloured glass at
first floor level, 3 similar windows to ground floor. Pair of
C19 four-panel doors, now faced with plywood, with leaded
overlight with coloured glass in round-headed opening with
moulded stone surround with flanking pilasters and keystone
bearing false date 1648 with dripstone over. Single-storey
brick lean-to boiler house to left side.
Rear elevation has three 2-light chamfered stone
mullion-and-transom windows with round-headed lights and one
similar window with head now cut off by gallery, two 2-light
chamfered stone mullion windows at first floor level.
INTERIOR has late C19 staircase to former west gallery with
bolection-moulded panelled front, now enclosed by boarding
above and below to form 2 rooms behind. Late C19 stained
softwood fittings include pews and dado-height panelling,
pulpit to end end with C19 panelling behind approached by
winder steps to right. Clock formerly attached to front of
gallery and other furniture and fittings now in care of
Corinium Museum.
(Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-houses: Stell C:
Gloucestershire: RCHM: 1986-: P.79).


Listing NGR: SP0221602156

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