The Chapel on the Rock is a Grade II listed building in the Telford and Wrekin local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 August 1974. A C17 Chapel, cottage. 5 related planning applications.
The Chapel on the Rock
- WRENN ID
- night-parapet-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Constituency
- Telford MP: Shaun Davies (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 August 1974
- Type
- Chapel, cottage
- Address
- The Chapel on the Rock, 52 and 53, New Bridge Road, the Gorge, TF8 7BA
- OS grid reference
- SJ 679 034
- Coordinates
- 52.62792, -2.47536
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Chapel on the Rock, at Nos 52 and 53 Ironbridge New Bridge Road, is believed to have been built as a chapel around the mid-18th century, although it contains ceiling beams dating from approximately the 17th century, characterized by stopped chamfered spines with run-out stops. John Fletcher, the Methodist Minister at Madeley from 1760 to 1785, is associated with the site through accounts of him preaching there. The building was later converted into a pair of brick cottages, retaining minimal original chapel features. The only remaining element of the original structure may be a gabled stone porch-like projection at the rear of No 52. The windows are wooden casements. The building is listed primarily for its historical associations.
Local climate
The Chapel on the Rock receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
More on this building
Sign in or create a free account to unlock:
- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.
Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
this building 1 similar nearby listed buildings