Former Meeting House to Rear of Harvey's Hospital is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 December 1993. Meeting house.
Former Meeting House to Rear of Harvey's Hospital
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 December 1993
- Type
- Meeting house
- Address
- Former Meeting House to Rear of Harvey's Hospital, High Street, Chard Town
- OS grid reference
- ST 320 086
- Coordinates
- 50.87296, -2.96777
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former Meeting House at Harvey's Hospital, built in 1904, is located at the rear of Harvey's Hospital in Chard. It is constructed of cream brick in stretcher bond and features a gabled slate roof with a glazed clerestory and moulded kneelers on the shaped gables. The building has a brick end stack with moulded stone coping and is designed as a single-storey, one-room structure.
On the east elevation, there is a label mould over a segmental arch with sunk spandrels and engaged shafts leading to the panelled double doors. The south gable wall includes a four-light Tudor-arched transomed window, also topped with a label mould. Inside, the Meeting House retains a glazed ceramic fireplace with a mantelshelf.
Historically, Harvey's Hospital was established in Chard in 1663 by Richard Harvey, a merchant from Exeter who was born in Chard. By the 19th century, the almshouse was in disrepair and was replaced by new buildings in 1841-1842 at a cost of £1,741. The detached Meeting House was added in 1904 to serve as a common room for work and reading, as well as a space for religious services.
The former Meeting House is recognized for its architectural quality, notable external features, and its strong group value with the Grade II listed almshouse, contributing to the historic significance of the site.
Local climate
Former Meeting House to Rear of Harvey's Hospital receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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