Wells United Church, Wells, Somerset

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2094 / 51°12'33"N

Longitude: -2.6487 / 2°38'55"W

OS Eastings: 354784

OS Northings: 145775

OS Grid: ST547457

Mapcode National: GBR MN.42SK

Mapcode Global: VH89S.1VMR

Entry Name: Wells United Church

Listing Date: 13 September 1972

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1383196

English Heritage Legacy ID: 483614

Location: Wells, Mendip, Somerset, BA5

County: Somerset

District: Mendip

Civil Parish: Wells

Built-Up Area: Wells

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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Listing Text

WELLS

ST5445 UNION STREET
662-1/7/331 (West side)
13/09/72 Wells United Church

GV II

United Reformed, former Baptist Church. 1827. Rendered and
colourwashed, hipped interlocking clay tiled roof behind
parapet.
EXTERIOR: single storey with gallery, 3 bay east elevation.
Plinth, band course between floors, cornice, shallow parapet.
Semicircular arched casement windows of 9 panes with
radially-glazed tops in plain openings. Central entrance, up 3
steps, has pair 3-panel doors with semi- circular radially
glazed fanlight in arched opening, framed with Doric half-
columns on plinths, with entablature over. Side elevation
masked by adjoining buildings.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Known as "Ebenezer Chapel", this was built as a Baptist
Church, and combined with Congregationalists from Croscombe in
1917.
(Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-Houses: Stell C:
Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-Houses in South-West
England: London: 1991-: 199).

Listing NGR: ST5478445775

This text is from the original listing, and may not necessarily reflect the current setting of the building.

Selected Sources

Stell, C, An Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in South West England, (1991), 199

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