Baptist Church Hall

BARNSTAPLE

SS5533 BOUTPORT STREET 684-1/6/74 (West side) 31/08/88 Baptist Church Hall

GV II

Church hall with schoolrooms above. 1869-70. By RD Gould. The walling resembles brick, but appears to be of a soft stone, possibly refaced in cement; limestone dressings, granite plinth. Slated roof with crested ridge-tiles. 2 lofty storeys, equal to 3 storeys of the former minister's house, May House (qv), on the right. Gothic Revival style. 4-window range, the 3 larger windows to right grouped together under a gable. Windows in both storeys have pointed stone arches with hoodmoulds; those in 2nd storey sub-divided into 2 lights, with pointed arches and a round light in window-head. Group of small ventilator slits in apex of gable, on top of which is a carved stone finial. Left-hand bay has a slight projection. In its ground storey a segmental-headed doorway with panelled double doors. Immediately above this a half-window with pointed arch. 2nd-storey window has trefoiled head set within a larger pointed arch having a hoodmould on mask-corbels. Small gable above. At the base of the left door-jamb is carved: 'This stone was laid by T Cave Esq. M.P. Sept. 8. 1869.' INTERIOR: 1988 list description mentions no features of special interest in the hall; upper floor not inspected. The Baptist Church (qv) and the former Minister's house, now May House (qv), adjoin the church on either side. (Gardiner WF: Barnstaple, 1837-97: Barnstaple: 1897-: 101).

Listing NGR: SS5576433517