Congregational Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 November 1950. Chapel. 1 related planning application.
Congregational Chapel
- WRENN ID
- scattered-plinth-auburn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 November 1950
- Type
- Chapel
- Address
- Congregational Chapel, Long Street, Sherborne, DT9 3BS
- OS grid reference
- ST 640 166
- Coordinates
- 50.94792, -2.51379
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Congregational Chapel, dated 1803 and opened in 1804, was enlarged in 1814 and 1821. The current south front, which dates from 1821, features a stucco gable end outlined by a moulded parapet coping and string. The design includes traceried panel treatments on the quoin pilasters and two large traceried windows in an early Gothic Revival style. In the center, there is a circular enriched panel displaying the dates. The front also has two elaborate Gothic-style doorways with pointed heads, carved spandrels, and shafted pilasters, along with enriched door panels. The side elevations are adorned with "Churchwarden" Gothic windows that have oval lights above. At the north end of the roof, there is a square bell cupola. The south front is set back behind a graveyard. The premises are occupied by Mr. E. J. T. Rogers and include a dwarf wall, railings, and gates to the Congregational Chapel, as well as a school room to the south, along with nearby properties such as Cromwell, Belmont, Wistaria House, and Thorn Bank, which form a group.
Local climate
Congregational Chapel receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2017
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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