Description

KEYNSHAM

ST6568 HIGH STREET
739-1/4/52 (East side)
27/02/50 Baptist Church (Ebenezer Chapel)

II

Baptist church. Dated 'Ebenezer/1834' on parapet; restored and
re-ordered 1975-6. Colourwashed render; gabled slate roof.
STYLE: Italianate.
PLAN: simple rectangular preaching space.
EXTERIOR: 2-storey; 3-window range. Symmetrical west front of
3 sections, the centre recessed, with plinth, Doric end
pilasters, projecting cornice, blind parapet. Round-headed
15/15 sashes in plain reveals with sills. Central doorcase
with fluted Doric pilasters, projecting cornice and 6-panel
2-leaf doors. C20 extensions to east and south-west corner.
INTERIOR: galleries on all sides except east supported by
slender cast-iron columns and with cast-iron floral panels to
frontages; original pews survive in the galleries.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the present building replaced a church of
1807.
FURTHER INFORMATION: the building is set back from the road
with a paved courtyard in front.
(Leitch R: The History of Keynsham Baptist Church: Keynsham:
1985-; Whitehead, Millard and Jackson: A History of Methodism
in Keynsham: 1986-).

Listing NGR: ST6546068687

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26664446

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (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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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets