Baptist Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 October 1987.
Baptist Chapel
- WRENN ID
- sharp-barrel-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 October 1987
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Baptist Chapel, built in 1835 by George Spratt, who became the first pastor, is a notable red brick structure featuring pilaster strips on each wall and a hipped slated roof. It has a unique elongated hexagonal plan and stands two storeys tall. The chapel includes inset sash windows with glazing bars set under flat brick arches. At the narrow end to the north, there is a small 19th-century brick porch with mid-20th-century glazed doors, and inside the porch, there are a pair of 19th-century panelled doors. To the south, there is a single-storey vestry from the 19th century.
Inside, the chapel has a continuous hexagonal gallery with a plain front and a pulpit positioned opposite the entrance. The lower seating, likely renewed in the late 19th century, contrasts with the original gallery seating, which includes box pews at the north end and open-backed benches along the sides. The interior was altered in the early 1980s to create three Sunday School rooms. Interestingly, a smaller chapel with a similar design was constructed by George Spratt in Friston in 1833. The chapel's coffin-like shape is said to serve as a reminder of the mortality of life.
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