Strict Baptist Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 July 1976. Chapel. 1 related planning application.

Strict Baptist Chapel

WRENN ID
gentle-frieze-coral
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 July 1976
Type
Chapel
Address
Strict Baptist Chapel, Abbey Row, Malmesbury, SN16 0AG
OS grid reference
ST 931 873
Coordinates
51.58513, -2.09985
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Strict Baptist Chapel in Malmesbury is a non-conformist chapel built in 1802 and restored in 1910. It is constructed from coursed limestone rubble with dressings and features a Welsh slate roof, showcasing a Gothic Revival style. The chapel is a single-storey building with a symmetrical two-window range. Its coped gable includes a portico supported by Tuscan columns on moulded bases, leading to an entablature. Flanking the portico are two-centre arched windows with timber Y-tracery glazing bars. A central plaque on the front is inscribed with "ABBEY ROW BAPTIST CHAPEL/1802/RESTORED 1910." Inside, the chapel retains its original gallery, which includes fittings such as original music stands. There is a 19th-century pulpit within the chapel and an earlier pulpit, likely the original, located in the attached schoolroom.

Local climate

Strict Baptist Chapel receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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