Congregational Chapel and Attached Sunday School
CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL AND ATTACHED SUNDAY SCHOOL, QUEEN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1251763
- Date first listed:
- 17-Oct-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Congregational Chapel and Attached Sunday School
- Statutory Address:
- CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL AND ATTACHED SUNDAY SCHOOL, QUEEN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1251763
- Date first listed:
- 17-Oct-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Congregational Chapel and Attached Sunday School
- Statutory Address 1:
- CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL AND ATTACHED SUNDAY SCHOOL, QUEEN STREET
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL AND ATTACHED SUNDAY SCHOOL, QUEEN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- East Lindsey (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Horncastle
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 26137 69528
Details
TF 2669 HORNCASTLE QUEEN STREET (east side)
7/83A Congretional Chapel and 17.10.86 attached Sunday School
G.V. II
Congregational chapel and attached Sunday School. 1821, 1874. C20. Red brick, limestone ashlar dressings, some stock brick. Hipped concrete tile roof, double ridge slate roofs. Chapel of 1821 to north. 2 storey, 3 bay north front with central doorway with inner double plank doors with ornate traceried overlight above. Ashlar plaque above, inscribed: 'Independent Chapel'. Single glazing bar sashes flank doorway. 3 glazing bar sashes above. All the windows with segmental heads. 2 storey, 3 bay west side with blind opening to left and 2 blocked openings to right. Blind opening above to left, with 2 blocked openings to right; all with segmental heads. Sunday School of 1874 set back to right with 2 storey, 3 bay west front with ashlar first floor band inscribed: 'Rebuilt 1874'; and stock brick quoins to south corner. Central doorway with semi-circular ashlar dressed head with raised keystone, plain fanlight and double plank doors. Plaque above inscribed: 'Independent Sunday School, 1825'. Doorway flanked by single windows with 3 windows above, all with ashlar dressed semi-circular heads, raised keystones and plain sashes with margin lights 2 storey, 5 bay south front with doorway to left with concrete lintel and plank door. 4 plain sashes to right with 4 plain sashes above, all with segmental heads and margin lights. In each of the 2 gables of the double ridge roof is a single, ashlar dressed keyed oculus. Chapel interior with gallery of 1821 intact with fielded panelled front, slender supporting iron columns and 2 delicate staircases with slender bannisters with wave panelling and moulded handrail. Ceiling with central round panel with bold acanthus leaf decoration. Tiered pine panelled pews upstairs with hinged doors and raking bench ends. Pews below of 1874. 3 white marble monuments on black marble fields, to: The Reverend John Pain, died 1844; Jane Wood, died 1853 and Thomas Meredith, died 1858.
Listing NGR: TF2614069520
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 434559
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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