Former Congregational Church And Schoolrooms

ASHBURTON

SX7570 NORTH STREET 849-1/8/140 (East side) 07/08/51 Former Congregational Church and Schoolrooms

GV II

Former Congregational Church and schoolrooms. Church probably early C19; schoolrooms mid C19. Stone rubble, the schoolrooms with red-brick window surrounds. Slated roofs; hipped over the chapel. Church lies at rear of site, backing on to Stapledon Lane. On the right-hand side of its forecourt, at right-angles, are the schoolrooms. These are now linked to the chapel by a gallery. 2 storeys. Each building is 3 windows wide. Chapel has round-arched windows and centre doorway. Windows have barred sashes with Gothic glazing in their heads and in the fanlight over the door. Coved eaves-cornice on all 4 sides. Rear and side walls have red-brick arches. The centre E windows has coloured glass with figures; described in 1973 list as 'probably C17. Flemish brought from a building in Westminster Bridge Road London demolished when Christchurch was built there. Schoolrooms have segmental-arched windows in ground storey and in upper storey of W gable; flat-headed windows in upper storey of N front. All have barred sashes. Small gabled entrance porch on W gable wall. Both main building and porch have deep projecting eaves. C19 iron railing across whole street frontage: moulded caps to the standards, enriched spearheads to the other uprights. Interior: chapel now has few features, although galleries remain and a few wall monuments.

Listing NGR: SX7552870010