NHER 28381 (Building record) - Congregational Chapel

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Summary

This chapel was built in 1775 and has four red brick ground floor arches. There are well-preserved iron railings and a hidden early graveyard with headstones at the rear. The interior has an original plaster coved ceiling and cornice.

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Location

Map sheet TG03SE
Civil Parish BRISTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Dated 1775 impressed on brick. North side arranged to represent four bay two storey chapel and two bay two storey house (No.3 The Lane) Chapel has four red brick ground floor arches with stone keystones and imposts. Upper level has two central blank arches (bearing insurance plaques) and two wider windows to each side. Brick plinth and rusticated quoins. Steeply pitched overall roof. Southwest gable has entrance arch. Good iron railings. Interior has original plaster coved ceiling and cornice, wall tablet of 1822, later 19th century furnishings.
See (S1).
North Norfolk District Council state that there is an early graveyard with headstones hidden at the rear.
No longer in regular use.
E. Rose (NLA), 17 September 1991

(S2) also includes some history of the site along with a brief description of the interior (18 1/2 ft by 32 3/4 ft) and some of the monuments.
A. Yardy (HES), 11 December 2012.

  • --- Drawing: Various. Various. Architectural plans. 1993.
  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 414-415.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England.
  • <S2> Monograph: Stell, C. 2002. Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-houses in Eastern England. p 232.

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Record last edited

Jun 22 2016 4:49PM

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