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Latitude: 51.7007 / 51°42'2"N
Longitude: -2.9025 / 2°54'8"W
OS Eastings: 337727
OS Northings: 200606
OS Grid: SO377006
Mapcode National: GBR J9.44LY
Mapcode Global: VH79V.MJY2
Plus Code: 9C3VP32X+72
Entry Name: Baptist Church and attached iron railings
Listing Date: 1 April 1974
Last Amended: 30 April 2004
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 2179
Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Also known as: Baptist Church and attached iron railings
ID on this website: 300002179
Location: Near the junction with Maryport Street, set back a little from the road behind railings, with a rubble wall along E side.
County: Monmouthshire
Town: Usk
Community: Usk (Brynbuga)
Community: Usk
Built-Up Area: Usk
Traditional County: Monmouthshire
Tagged with: Church building Chapel
Built 1842. Original windows were margin-light sashes. Monument to William Owens, pastor, died 1850, placed centrally over pulpit.
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.
Included as an early-mid C19 chapel retaining its character notwithstanding replaced glazing.
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