Forecourt Wall, Gatepiers, Gates And Overthrows To The Chapel is a Grade II* listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 August 1972. Chapel.

Forecourt Wall, Gatepiers, Gates And Overthrows To The Chapel

WRENN ID
leaning-clay-bracken
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Country
England
Date first listed
11 August 1972
Type
Chapel
Source
Historic England listing

Description

VINEYARDS 656-1/31/1773 (East side) Forecourt wall, gatepiers, gates and overthrows to the chapel (Formerly Listed as: VINEYARDS Trinity Presbyterian Church & Chapel House, forecourt wall, piers & gates) 11/08/72

GV II*

Wall, gatepiers, gates, railings and overthrows. c1765. For the Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel, now Building of Bath Museum (qv). Chapel fronted by stone plinth with arrow-head railings that sweep up at sides to meet stone piers with cornices. Courtyards to each side are entered through double gates with long/short arrow-head railings flanked by corniced piers that support wrought iron ogee-arched overthrows with scrolls to bases and tops. Gate pier inscribed with sunken capitals reading 'FORMERLY COUNTESS OF HUNTINGDON'S CHAPEL A.D. 1766'. Metal banners following ogee curves, proclaim `THE COUNTESS OF HUNTINGDON'S CHAPEL'. Listing NGR: ST7503765371

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