Congregational Chapel is a Grade II* listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 1966. Chapel.
Congregational Chapel
- WRENN ID
- south-doorway-oak
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 December 1966
- Type
- Chapel
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
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TM 36SW 11/104
RENDHAM WISDOM HILL Congregational Chapel
7.12.66
II*
Former chapel, disused since 1979. Stone on facade records 'Erected 1750 Enlarged 1834'; Sunday School and vestry added at rear late C19. Red brick, plaintiled roof, two storeys. Symmetrical facade (1834): three window range, sashes with glazing bars in flush frames, flat brick arches to ground floor, cambered arches to first floor; matching doorways to either side, each with six-panel raised and fielded door and rectangular fanlight with semi-circular and radiating glazing bars. Three-bay return fronts, the original two rear bays with brick band at first floor level; two semi-circular headed "preaching" windows to rear wall. Double span hipped roof extended forwards over 1834 extension.
Interior intact: gallery with full entablature and cornice on three sides supported on Roman Doric wooden columns painted to resemble marble, plain rectangular piers at the angles with circular fluted columns between; good set of box pews, some with raised and fielded panels; pulpit probably mid C18.
Listing NGR: TM3479064685
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