Listed Building record TQ 84 SE 137 - THE ZION CHAPEL

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5272 SMARDEN THE STREET (south side) The Zion Chapel TQ 8842 29/14
II GV
2. Dated 1841. Stuccoed front. Four pilasters on tall bases support a cornice and a pediment with the inscription 'Zion'. Two tall thin windows with glazing bars intact. Doorcase in moulded architrave surround, with pediment over on brackets and double door of 6 fielded panels.
Listing NGR: TQ8825542387

General Baptist chapel in the High Street built in 1841 for the Baptists at Smarden. Rendered wallas and slate roof. The front wall of three bays has a pediment supported by four pilasters, a cenral pedimented doorway and two tall windows. There is a gallery at the entrance. (2)

<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<2> Christopher Stell, 2002, An Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England (Bibliographic reference). SKE58544.