Former Baptist Chapel And Attached Manse

SD 92NE HEPTONSTALL C.P. HEPTONSTALL SLACK SD 976287

7/89 Former Baptist Chapel and attached Manse 29.4.82

G.V. II

Chapel of 1878 with manse of c.1830 attached to chapel by single bay of earlier chapel house of 1807. Hammer-dressed stone with ashlar dressings to chapel. Forms an L-shaped group with manse to the left which is of 2 storeys. Quoins. 3 bays of sashed windows with plain stone surrounds. Doorway in 2nd bay at junction with earlier bay defined by quoins and gutter brackets. Coped gable to left hand return wall and 3 tall corniced stacks to ridge. Chapel has pedimented gabled front. 5 bays articulated by channelled quoin pilasters and pilaster strips (1 + 3 + 1). Paired arched doorways with archivolte to centre with to either side 2-light arched windows. 1st floor has 5 single arched windows. All have hoodmoulds and retain margin glazing over. Over central 3 bays plaque inscribed "MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHAPEL AD 1878". 3 arched lights to tympanum which has Lombard frieze. Eaves cornice on moulded brackets. 4-bay return with segmental arched windows to ground floor. Band, semi-circular arched windows to 1st floor. Canted end under tripartite hipped roof with stack.

Listing NGR: SD9768528719