Congregational Church and 89 and 89A Broad Street

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SU 7173 SW 2/413

BROAD STREET (South Side) Congregational Church and Nos 89 and 89A

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Included for its interior.

Exterior from Broad Street (Nos 89 and 89A) is the annexe of 1892. Two and four storeys. Red brick. Three unequal bays with three windows, tower and two windows. Stone dressings, quoins and strings. Large archway under tower with moulded soffit and rustication, bolection upper part. Shaped pediment over with cartouche inscribed "Broad Street Independant Chapel" and dated on frieze below "1662, 1892, 1800". Modern ground floor shops flank tower. Tower capped by octagonal turret. The chapel itself is set well back in a courtyard at rear of annexe. Probably the 1800 rebuild with alterations - hipped slate roof two storey brick block with three arched windows.

Interior a good example of a galleried non-conformist chapel in a prosperous market town although not as good as St Mary's Castle Street (qv). Roughly square with encircling galleries and an organ over the dais. Panelled galleries, late Victorian pews, angled under galleries, domed ceiling with modillion cornice. Central window of North Gallery has copy of Burne-Jone's "Light of the World".

Listing NGR: SU7139373437