Baptist Church and attached iron railings is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 1 April 1974. Church.
Baptist Church and attached iron railings
- WRENN ID
- turning-cobalt-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 1 April 1974
- Type
- Church
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Chapel in classical style. Gable-end facade. Scored stucco-rendered to front, roughcast to side. Slate roof of shallow pitch with overhanging eaves. To front, long rectangular windows in reveals with moulded painted stone architraves; replaced glazing. Wide central doorway with pedimented wooden doorcase with triglyph frieze, clasping pilasters (antae) and architrave to recessed double 6-panelled doors. Plinth with ventilation grilles. To E side are three long round-headed windows, none to W. Railings and gates with spear finials extending from side walls and across frontage terminate in stone end piers. Gabled Sunday School cross wing to rear, a 2-window range; part artificial slate roof.
Interior has plain white painted plaster walls except for painted text over the pulpit. Flat white painted ceiling. Rear gallery only, raked and with plain panelled front, supported on two slender cast iron columns. Single staircase with stone steps to gallery with ramped handrail and stick balusters. Shallow boarded part glazed entrance lobby. Boarded pews have low doors. Wide carved wooden pulpit with two tiers of short balusters and central integral lectern; double stairs with twisted balusters. To left a small pipe organ with painted pipes; maker's name - Chas R Gill and Son Cardiff. Vertical panelled doors either side of pulpit lead to rear Sunday School/Meeting Room with small fireplace.
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