Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 1975. Chapel. 2 related planning applications.
Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel
- WRENN ID
- solitary-pinnacle-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- Bath MP: Wera Hobhouse (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 August 1975
- Type
- Chapel
- Address
- Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel, Trafalgar Road
- OS grid reference
- ST 729 664
- Coordinates
- 51.3967, -2.39074
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel is an early 19th-century chapel located on Trafalgar Road in Weston. It is constructed from coursed limestone rubble with freestone dressings and rusticated quoins, topped with slate roofs. The chapel has a rectangular plan and is a single storey with a gallery at the front and single storey lean-to wings that are set back. The exterior features a symmetrical three-window arrangement, with coped gables and tall obelisk pinnacles at the quoins and apexes.
At the front, above the bellcote, there is a recessed plain panel at the apex over a flattened pointed arch that frames a three-light leaded window. This window has imposts that extend as sills to similar two-light windows on each side. A three-vertical-panelled door, located under a similar arch, bears the inscription "COUNTESS OF HUNTINGDONS CHURCH." The side wings have similar unleaded two-light windows at the outer ends and two-panel doors positioned close to the main block.
The right wing of the chapel is now No. 5 Trafalgar Road. The chapel was enlarged in 1857 and its simple design reflects the low church, evangelical character of the foundation, which aimed to serve the under-provided area to the west of the city. The interior was not inspected.
Local climate
Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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