Congregational Church And Boundary Wall

SW 94 SW TREGONY FORE STREET (south-east side) TREGONY 5/96 Congregational Church and - boundary wall 30-5-67 GV II

Independent chapel and boundary walls, gate piers and gates. Plaque dated 1824 and 1876. Slatestone rubble with granite dressings and low pitched roof with gable ends. Gothic features in Classical arrangement. Symmetrical, rectangular plan with later lean-to extensions. Entrance front facing street has central entrance in pointed arched opening with original double doors and blind fanlight with intersecting glazing bars. Small circular wheel window over flanked by original small paned sashes with intersecting glazing bars within pointed arched openings. Gable is in the form of a classical pediment enclosed by string and coping with 3 plain pinnacles over acroteria. Small oval central daated tablet. Each side wall has 2 pointed arched windows with marginal glazing probably 1876 within pointed arched openings. Interior has pine pews to sides and middle approached by 2 inner entrances. Plain panelled backs may be of 1876. Pulpit is approached by a short flight of steps to each side and has Gothic frontal panels. Organ was removed from chapel in Grampound was installed here in 1971. Gallery on 3 sides is supported on wooden pillars painted to simulate marble and Gothic panelled front is cantilevered out on shaped wooden brackets. Chamfered balusters to both gallery stairs, pulpit stairs and to the gallery pew backs by windows to admit more light. Rubble boundary wall has entrance to street with pair of square granite gate post with pyramidal caps. Wrought iron gates have diagonal crosses to bottom rail and circles to lock rail with curved top rails forming arch.

Listing NGR: SW9250944875