Listed Building: BAPTIST CHAPEL AND FORMER SCHOOL (1336769)

Grade II
Authority
Volume/Map/Item 1350, 6, 229
Date assigned 20 June 1967
Date last amended

Description

SANDHURST TQ82NW RYE ROAD (OFF) 1350-0/6/229 (South side) 20/06/67 Baptist Chapel and Former School (Formerly Listed as: Baptist Church) GV II Baptist chapel and former Sunday School. Chapel of 1853, Sunday School of 1899. Chapel built of red brick with 4 bays facing north and 3 west, each flanked by white brick pilasters with segmental arched arcading above. The 2 centre arches of the north front contain Venetian windows; the outer ones are round-headed at 1st floor level. Eaves cornice of white brick cogging. Slate roof with brick chimneystack. Gable end facing west reated as a pediment and with 2 similar arches below it containing windows on ground and 1st floors. Square porch. Interior has semi-circular wooden pulpit and gallery supported on 2 Tuscan columns. Attached is a Sunday School of 1 storey red brick with slate roof, 1 gabled dormer and 1 false gabled dormer with clock face. 3 Gothick windows with keystones. 2 plank doors. Pilasters and cogged eaves cornice. Inscription reads "In memory of Thomas Ellis Slaughter, founder of this school, died Sept. 28 1899 aged 69 years". Listing NGR: TQ8144127997

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  • Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

Map

Location

Grid reference TQ 8085 2804 (point)
Map sheet TQ82NW
Civil Parish SANDHURST, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

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Record last edited

Nov 16 2006 5:21PM