Baptist Chapel

A mid-17th century Baptist Chapel with alterations of 1712 and 1813, accompanied by a cottage. The building is timber-framed with brick infill, constructed using a red English garden wall bond brick pattern, and has a stone slate roof. It consists of a two-storey cottage to the west and an aisleless, galleried chapel to the east, with the cottage and chapel forming a contiguous structure of six bays.

The western facade, dating from the early 18th century, is constructed of brick. The cottage section to the left features a three-bay facade with a door having a splayed head. A contemporary plank doorway is complemented by ironwork, including a knocker plate inscribed "No.the 4 1712". To the right of the cottage, two bays showcase splayed-head two-light casement windows on the ground floor; a blind window on the first floor contains a datestone inscribed "WBC 1813", and a similar two-light casement sits to the right, topped with a wooden lintel. Further right are two triangular-headed lancet windows with stone sills, a product of the 1813 remodelling, containing 20th-century diamond-leaded panes. A splayed-head doorway mirrors that of the cottage. A plaque between the lancets reads "Great Warford Baptist Chapel Founded at Norbury Houses 1642." A clasping buttress of 20th-century brickwork is situated at the right corner. The eastern gable end exhibits 17th-century English garden wall bond brickwork. A blocked doorway at ground floor level originally provided access to a lean-to, now demolished, and a two-light casement window is located on the first floor, originally taller. The rear elevation features nine by three cells of small timber framing, with three two-light casement windows on the ground floor and two on the first floor, one containing panes of old glass. A 20th-century outshut projects to the right at ground floor level, and a clasping buttress stands at the left corner. The west front is of 20th-century brickwork with a taller triangular-headed lancet window, similar to those on the front facade.

The interior of the chapel is believed to have been converted from a barn around 1712, initially featuring galleries at either end and a pulpit against the north wall. In 1813, a section was partitioned off to serve as a cottage for the minister. The chapel is now separated from the cottage by a wall, against which the pulpit is positioned. Five 19th-century box pews are situated on the north side, and four on the south. The roof structure includes a truss supported on two chamfered posts; the northern post has an ogee stop. Arch braces extend from wall posts to support a cambered tie, with queen posts also present.