Baptist Church and Sunday School, Railings and Gate is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1982. Church.

Baptist Church and Sunday School, Railings and Gate

WRENN ID
south-footing-curlew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 December 1982
Type
Church
Address
Baptist Church and Sunday School, Railings and Gate, Brendon Road, Watchet
OS grid reference
ST 071 431
Coordinates
51.17961, -3.33012
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Baptist Church and Sunday School, along with its railings and gate, was built in 1824 and has undergone later alterations and additions. The main building features rough-cast render and a flat interlocking concrete tile roof. It is two stories high, with a north elevation that includes an ogee curved gable parapet and three gallery windows, one of which is blocked. These windows have semi-circular heads, keystones, and gothic pattern glazing bars. There is a central projecting flat-roofed porch with panelled double doors.

To the east side, there is a late 19th-century addition for the Sunday School, which is one and a half stories tall, made of render with a slate lean-to roof and sash windows. The rear wing is three stories high, also with rough-cast render and a slate roof, featuring a brick chimney stack and sash windows. The property is complemented by Art-Deco style cast-iron railings and a gate that lead to the forecourt and steps. It is prominently situated overlooking the town and is accessible via a footpath next to Nos 3-5 Brendon Road.

Local climate

Baptist Church and Sunday School, Railings and Gate receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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