Former Congregational Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 August 1985. Chapel.

Former Congregational Chapel

WRENN ID
tall-soffit-rowan
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 August 1985
Type
Chapel
Address
Former Congregational Chapel, Hayton and Mealo
OS grid reference
NY 104 413
Coordinates
54.75931, -3.39239
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former Congregational Chapel, dated 1844, is a disused chapel located in Hayton. It features incised cement render with angle pilasters and is topped by a graduated greenslate roof, which includes an original stone chimney stack. The building is single storey and consists of two bays. It has a boarded door with an overlight set within a pilastered surround. The windows are casement style, with intersecting glazing bars set in pointed heads. An inscription reading "FAITH COMETH BY HEARING" along with the date is located between the windows.

Local climate

Former Congregational Chapel sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,270 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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