Octagon Chapel

The Octagon Chapel is a former Presbyterian Chapel, now a Unitarian Chapel, built in 1756 by Thomas Ivory. It features a red brick construction and a pantile roof with an octagonal plan. The building is single storey with a gallery and has two bays on each side, except for the entrance face, which has three bays. The central entrance consists of a two-leaf door set within a semi-circular arch and a moulded surround. A single-storey pedimented portico, supported by four unfluted Ionic columns and two pilasters, leads up five steps to the door. Flanking the entrance are sash windows with glazing bars and rubbed brick segmental arches. Above, there are three additional sash windows with glazing bars, a semi-circular rubbed brick arch, and a top sash. The building is topped with a bracket cornice and a pyramidal roof that includes a small dormer in each bay, featuring semi-circular heads and round windows, along with a wrought-iron pinnacle at the top. The interior boasts impressive details, including giant Corinthian columns and wooden galleries between them.