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Bethel Chapel, Gatepiers and Retaining Wall with Steps Fronting Property

A Grade II Listed Building in Chipstable, Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0231 / 51°1'23"N

Longitude: -3.3516 / 3°21'5"W

OS Eastings: 305302

OS Northings: 125724

OS Grid: ST053257

Mapcode National: GBR LP.HYHV

Mapcode Global: FRA 36WD.S4K

Plus Code: 9C3R2JFX+69

Entry Name: Bethel Chapel, Gatepiers and Retaining Wall with Steps Fronting Property

Listing Date: 23 July 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1344605

English Heritage Legacy ID: 271168

ID on this website: 101344605

Location: Waterrow, Somerset, TA4

County: Somerset

District: Somerset West and Taunton

Civil Parish: Chipstable

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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Description


CHIPSTABLE CP WATERROW
ST 02 NE
2/15 Bethel Chapel,
gatepiers and
retaining wall
with steps fronting
- property
-
II

Congregational church. Dated 1890. Roughcast over rubble, rendered
plinth, rusticated quions, slight bell-cast to clay tiled roof, decorative ridge
tiles, decorative terracotta finials gable ends. Plan: single cell set into
hillside parallel with road, approached from south corner by lateral flight
of steps, gate piers with lamp overthrow and retaining wall running the length
of the building. Two windows left, one right of entrance, rusticated jambs
to openings, voussoirs with inverted arch heads and decorative keystone to
doorway, arch head windows, 2-light with marginal glazing bars and Gothick
tracery tops, plain fanlight to plank door; wrought iron lamp bracket to left
of entrance. Right return inaccessible at time of survey (May 1985), left return
2 similar arch head windows with rusticated jambs and plain voussoirs, date
stone in gable end "AD 1890"; flat roofed addition left, C20 window above
plank door. interior not seen. Gatepiers: brick with inset moulded decorative
glazed panels, concrete pyramid tops, modillion cornice (damaged on right pier),
plinth, wrought iron overthrow with lamp. Flight of steps 1;4;5, slate treads,
unglazed tiles on landings in poor condition. Wall; squared, irregularly coursed
local stone, quoins moulded brick coping, about 2 m high at east end stepped
down to gate pier at south end. A good end example of a non-conformist chapel.
Waterrow was the most important settlement in the parish in the C19.


Listing NGR: ST0530225724

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