Description

NZ 2464 NE and NE 2464 SE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE BRUNSWICK PLACE (west end)

16/135 and 20/135 Brunswick Methodist
Chapel.

G.V. II

Methodist chapel. Dated 1820 in pediment. Brick with ashlar dressings; Welsh
slate roof with stone gable copings. 2-storey, 5-bay pedimented east front,
the right bay obscured by buildings. Steps up to Tuscan porch with prominent
cornice which contains steps up to central 6-panelled double door, with
radiating glazing bars to fanlight. Round-headed windows, most with stone
sills, in arched recesses have sill band to upper windows. Eaves level band;
3 rectangular stone surrounds to ventilators, the central blind, in projecting
bays under pediment; pediment continuous with cornice partly over side bays
with ramped coping to meet it. Plainer door and windows in 6-bay left return
to Northumberland Court, the last 3 bays pedimented. Interior: ground floor
extensively altered c.1983 and first floor inserted; upper part; now chapel,
has panelled gallery and pews; plaster walls and delicate stucco ceiling
decoration; Corinthian pilasters frame west apse containing wide panelled
pulpit.

Listing NGR: NZ2482764497

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26275779

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock