Congregational Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Chapel. 3 related planning applications.
Congregational Chapel
- WRENN ID
- silent-threshold-jay
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 August 1990
- Type
- Chapel
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Congregational Chapel, now known as the United Reform Church, was built in 1803 and significantly altered in 1892 by architect J F Trew, who added a porch as a memorial to Cornelius Winter. The building is constructed from limestone ashlar and features a hipped roof made of Welsh slate, which is concealed by parapets. It is a large square structure with two storeys, set back from the street, although the later porch extends to the pavement with stone stairs and concrete ramp access.
The main facade includes three arched casements with radial bars, deep keystones, and raised panels with imposts. The central window is flanked by rusticated pilasters, while the ground floor features one and two-light casements with heavy square lintels and pilasters on either side of the porch. The central porch has a flat roof and a plate glass triple sash facing the road, above a carved memorial stone. The right side of the building has a 20th-century door beneath a large plain light at the top of stone stairs with spear-head railings, while the left side has a pair of three-panel doors under a large two-pane transom light.
The parapet of the main block extends to the sides, and the front includes open balustrades over the outer windows, with a sunk panel and small pediment at the center. The left side features a wide arched three-light window in the center, and a two-light casement with a transom at the ground floor.
Inside, the chapel has a coved ceiling with three decorative ventilation roses, a balcony from 1892 supported by twisted cast iron columns, and a bow front. There is stained glass by Morris and Co at the east end, along with various wall tablets dating from 1782 onwards. The attached pastor's room includes a 19th-century fire surround and overmantel. Cornelius Winter served as the pastor at the time of the chapel's construction in 1803.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2013
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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