Description

BROADHEMBURY KERSWELL
ST 00 NE

2/82 Congregational Church

GV II

Congregational church, disused at time of survey (1987). Circa 1815 (Stell), built
for a church founded in that year, although the details look 1840s. Rendered,
probably cob; slate roof, gabled at ends with trefoil-pierced ridge tiles and shaped
bargeboards with tear-droped piercing.
Plan: Small rectangular building with a later brick porch lean-to adjoining the east
end.
Exterior: Single-storey. 3 windows to the south side, facing the road with rounded
heads and arched glazing bars of a Gothick character. Fixed 3 over 3 pane window in
the right return above the brick lean-to porch which has a C19 or C20 plank door on
the south side.
Interior: Not inspected but said locally to have been stripped out in the last 10
years.
Stell, C. 'Inventory of Non-conformist Chapels', R.C.H.M.

Listing NGR: ST0790906037

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26570219

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)