Bethlehem Chapel is a Grade II* listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 December 1968. A C18 Chapel. 1 related planning application.

Bethlehem Chapel

WRENN ID
ragged-chapel-crimson
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Constituency
Richmond Park MP: Sarah Olney (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 December 1968
Type
Chapel
Address
Bethlehem Chapel, Church Terrace
OS grid reference
TQ 179 747
Coordinates
51.4591, -0.30382
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Bethlehem Chapel is a small, one-storey building dated 1797, as indicated by a plaque. It features five bays with an arch and pilaster treatment on the sides facing the road. There are projecting doorways at both ends of the road front. The interior retains its original galleried layout, complete with pews and a pulpit.

Local climate

Bethlehem Chapel sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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.

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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2017
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • 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
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