Unitarian Chapel And Chapel Cottage is a Grade II* listed building in the Amber Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 December 1979. A Georgian Chapel.

Unitarian Chapel And Chapel Cottage

WRENN ID
dusk-doorway-bistre
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Amber Valley
Country
England
Date first listed
13 December 1979
Type
Chapel
Period
Georgian
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SK 3447 NE BELPER FIELD ROW (North West, off) 13/12/79 Unitarian Chapel and Chapel Cottage 950/1/79 II*

Includes: Unitarian Chapel and Chapel Cottage, SHORT ROW Unitarian Chapel in Belper since 1689. Present building most sources 1788 (but Fitton and Wadsworth state 1782 p102). Erected by Jedediah Strutt with his own private entrance and approach road. Ashlar with hipped slate roof. 2 storeys. Facade to Field Row has round arched entrance with keystone. External cantilevered stone staircase leads to 6-panelled door with quoined surround giving access at 1st floor level. Facade to Short Row has 2-storey gabled porch and 3 round arched windows. Eastern section has a further window. INTERIOR: retains the original tiered boxed in pews beneath which is an arched catacomb. Jedediah Strutt is thought to be buried here. Chapel Cottage lies partly beneath choir seating. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Derbyshire Archaeological Journal, 1890, Vol. 12, Page 13.

Listing NGR: SK3496247838

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