Congregational Church and 89 and 89A Broad Street is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. Chapel, commercial building. 3 related planning applications.
Congregational Church and 89 and 89A Broad Street
- WRENN ID
- quartered-chapel-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Reading
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1978
- Type
- Chapel, commercial building
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Congregational Church and Nos 89 and 89A on Broad Street is a Grade II listed building, notable for its interior. The exterior of the annexe, built in 1892, features red brick and rises two to four storeys. It has three unequal bays, with three windows, a tower, and two additional windows. The building includes stone dressings, quoins, and string courses. A large archway beneath the tower has a moulded soffit and rustication, with a bolection in the upper part. Above this, a shaped pediment displays a cartouche inscribed "Broad Street Independent Chapel" and the dates "1662, 1892, 1800" on the frieze below. Modern ground floor shops flank the tower, which is topped by an octagonal turret. The chapel itself is located at the back of the annexe in a courtyard and is likely a rebuild from 1800, featuring a hipped slate roof and a two-storey brick structure with three arched windows.
The interior is a good example of a galleried non-conformist chapel in a prosperous market town, although it is not as notable as St Mary's Castle Street. The chapel has a roughly square shape with encircling galleries and an organ positioned over the dais. It includes panelled galleries, late Victorian pews, angled under galleries, and a domed ceiling with a modillion cornice. The central window of the North Gallery features a copy of Burne-Jones's "Light of the World."
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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