United Reformed Church is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Church.

United Reformed Church

WRENN ID
under-marble-peregrine
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 July 1985
Type
Church
Address
United Reformed Church, Drybrrok Road, Drybrook
OS grid reference
SO 645 171
Coordinates
51.85138, -2.51618
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The United Reformed Church, originally a Congregational Chapel, was built in 1858 and enlarged in 1872. It features well squared stone with ashlar dressings on the front, while the rear sides are made of roughly squared rubble with ashlar dressings, and the rear extension is constructed of brick in English bond. The building has a slate roof and is designed in a galleried T-plan with a wide rear extension, situated on a slope from the road.

The stem of the T projects towards the road and is gabled, with Tuscan pilasters at the corners. It has a moulded gable parapet that returns at the foot as a cornice to the pilasters, topped with an acroterion at the apex. The gable features three round-headed windows, with the center window positioned higher than the side ones, and below this is a datestone and a square window. The design includes ovolo moulding, and the cornice to the pilasters serves as the springing for the side window heads, with lower sills extended as a plain string course. The windows have cast iron frames with marginal lights, and there is an original panelled door on the left return.

At the top of the T, there is one round-headed window on each side, with a plain arris and a projecting keystone, and the gable copings are plain with projecting kneelers. Inside, there are three galleries, including an organ gallery in the center of the back extension. The gallery fronts are made of both cast iron and timber, while the pulpit front is cast iron. The lower walls are faced with vertical boarding, and the lower pews have panelled ends with low doors; alternate pews feature holes in the bookrests for individual communion cups. The crosspiece of the T is the original 1858 chapel, while the stem and likely the rear extension date from 1872.

Local climate

United Reformed Church receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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