Christadelphian Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 December 1994. Chapel, cinema. 9 related planning applications.

Christadelphian Chapel

WRENN ID
north-jade-scarlet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol Central MP: Carla Denyer (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 December 1994
Type
Chapel, cinema
Address
Christadelphian Chapel, Cheltenham Road, BS6 5RR
OS grid reference
ST 590 741
Coordinates
51.46465, -2.59038
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Christadelphian Chapel, originally a cinema, was built in 1914 and closed in 1955. It is constructed of brick with limestone dressings and features an Edwardian Baroque style. The building has two storeys and an attic, with a symmetrical front that includes steps leading up to a recessed central bay. This bay is adorned with a modillion cornice, a parapet, and a raised central segmental pediment.

The mid-20th century entrance is covered by a canopy, and above it is a large lunette with an architrave, blocked voussoirs, and a stepped key, along with an attic oculus framed by a bayleaf surround and crossed branches beneath. The outer windows are set in an ashlar panel; the ground-floor windows have architraves and a cornice, while the first-floor oculus features an eared round architrave with a volute key, crossed branches, and fruit below. The windows are casements with glazing bars.

The interior has not been inspected. Historically, this building was known as the Academy Cinema and is one of the few remaining early cinemas in Bristol, with its facade largely intact.

Local climate

Christadelphian Chapel receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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  • Sale history — 5 transactions since 2004
  • Related listed building consents — 9 applications
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  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
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