Description

ST 45 NE
9/37

BLAGDON C.P.
RICKFORD
Masonic Lodge

G.V.
II

Former Methodist Chapel now Masonic Lodge. Late C19 of random coursed rockfaced
rubble with squared quoins, ashlar dressings and timber-framed superstructure with
roughcast infill on brick skin. Plain tile roof. Nave and south-east corner
tower. 4-bay nave with trefoil-headed windows set in pairs in alternate sections
of the framework, all with geometric patterned stained glass. Tower has a
pyramidal roof on bracketted eaves and stairway to the east facade under a lean-
to canopy, all in wood. West facade of chapel has a Caernarvon-arched doorway
with 2-leaf plank doors. The former chapel was built by the Wills family and
makes an important visual contribution to the villagescape with Mill House (q.v.)
and Gauge House (q.v.).

Listing NGR: ST4872859269

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26606882

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