United Reformed Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 1985. Chapel.
United Reformed Chapel
- WRENN ID
- sleeping-thatch-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 August 1985
- Type
- Chapel
- Address
- United Reformed Chapel, Wood Street, Royal Wootton Bassett
- OS grid reference
- SU 065 826
- Coordinates
- 51.54265, -1.90757
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The United Reformed Chapel is a Congregational chapel built in 1825. It features ashlar limestone construction and a stone slate roof. The building has a gable end facing the street and a front gabled porch. It consists of a single cell with an apse, along with rear additions that include a lobby with a vestry, a 3-bay schoolroom, and a 2-bay meeting room, both positioned at right angles to the chapel. The elevation is symmetrical, showcasing a plain low-pitched gable that contains an oval date plaque and the chapel's name. There are two tiers of 12-pane sash windows, with the first-floor sills extending as a string course. The entrance is arched and includes a fanlight in the forebuilding, with a recessed ball in the gable. The rendered apse has round-headed windows and a central circular light. Inside, there is a west gallery and panelled pilasters framing the apse arch. Notable interior features include dais chairs and a communion table from the Victoria Congregational Church in Swindon. The rear buildings, constructed in 1862, are made of brick with slated roofs and have round-headed windows and scissor trusses internally. A late 20th-century kitchen extension has been added.
Local climate
United Reformed Chapel receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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