Westgate Unitarian Chapel is a Grade II* listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1971. A C18 Chapel. 1 related planning application.

Westgate Unitarian Chapel

WRENN ID
still-bonework-fern
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Wakefield
Country
England
Date first listed
30 March 1971
Type
Chapel
Source
Historic England listing

Description

  1. BACK LANE 5115 (South Side)

Westgate Unitarian Chapel (formerly listed under Westgate) SE 3220 NE 1/52 30.3.71.

II*

    1. Main front faces south. Classical building of ample proportions. 2 storeys, 3 wide bays. Red brick with stone cornice and full width pediment. Segment headed 1st floor windows with rusticated stone architraves and bracketed cills. Ground floor centre Venetian window with Doric order at sides and rusticated central architrave. Flanking 6-panel double doors with oblong fanlights, pedimented Doric entablatures. Bell-cupola has dome on drum with columns and arched openings. 5-bay returns have Venetian window with blank side panels in round-arched recesses, all arches of gauged bricks. 3-bay west end has round-arched windows and a lunette in pediment. Ground floor obscured by later addition. Plain interior with west gallery and raised central pulpit under sounding board. Woodwork mostly late C19.

Listing NGR: SE3283420762

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