Former Salem Baptist Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Cheltenham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 May 1972. Former chapel. 3 related planning applications.
Former Salem Baptist Chapel
- WRENN ID
- silent-remnant-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheltenham
- Constituency
- Cheltenham MP: Max Wilkinson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 May 1972
- Type
- Former chapel
- Address
- Former Salem Baptist Chapel, Clarence Parade, GL50 3PA
- OS grid reference
- SO 947 224
- Coordinates
- 51.90052, -2.0774
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Former Salem Baptist Chapel is a building constructed between 1843 and 1844, which was later subdivided in 1980. It features an ashlar exterior over brick with a slate roof and is designed in a picturesque Gothic style.
The exterior includes a plinth and a gabled front with three bays. The central window is in the 'Decorated' style, adorned with a crocketed label, while a small rose window with a hoodmould is located at the apex. The outer pointed arched openings consist of three orders of arches supported by slender pilasters, leading to tall panelled doors that exhibit simple Perpendicular-type tracery. Terminal buttresses complete the façade.
Inside, there is a gallery that encircles the four sides, featuring an arcaded panelled front supported by iron columns, although this is now partly obscured by an inserted ceiling. The flat roof is supported by beams on corbel brackets. Original joinery includes arcaded panelled doors, and a carved stone pulpit, which was noted as dismantled in 1983.
Historically, the chapel was built for those who seceded from Bethel Chapel, at a cost of £3,400, with £1,000 donated by Mrs. Gardner. It was intended to seat 2,000 people.
Local climate
Former Salem Baptist Chapel receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- 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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