Description

SO 8207-8307 WHITESHILL RUSCOMBE

11/228 Ruscombe United Reformed Church

II

Former Congregational Chapel, now United Reformed Church. 1828.
Ashlar limestone Welsh slate roof. Rectangular with lobby/stair
projection to south end. West side: 3-window fenestration on 2
levels, all round arched with keystones and keystone-shaped
imposts, windows with glazing bars to round arched lights. Plain
upper level sill course. Doorway in similar opening projects to
right in small frontispiece, blank inscription panel and moulded
cornice above. Parapet gabled ends, each with 2 upper level round-
arched windows and round-arched gable slit vent. Lower central
parapet gabled stair lobby at south end with tall round arched
window. Corridor to left with lean-to roof links with entrance
doorway. Interior not inspected.
(N.M. Herbert, 'Stroud' in V.C.H. Glos. xi, 1976, pp. 99-145; and
D. Verey, Gloucestershire: The Cotswolds, 1979)

Listing NGR: SO8377707487

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26589772

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Recommended Books

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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)