Listed Building record TQ 75 NE 434 - METHODIST CHURCH

Summary

Grade II listed building. Wesleyan Methodist chapel built in 1823.

Location

Grid reference TQ 7614 5606 (point)
Map sheet TQ75NE
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
UNION STREET 1. 5278 (North Side) Methodist Church TQ 7656 SW 5/357 II GV
2. Dated 1823. 2 storeys brick. The front elevation is colomwashed. 5 windows in all. The centre 3 windows have a pediment shaped gable over flanked by the remaining bays with finials on the corners. 4 pilasters to lst floor. The centre 1st floor has 3 pointed lancets with hood moulding. The ground floor projects. The doorcase has a pediment over (containing datestone) and 4 composite pilasters 3 steps to street. The side elevation is of brown brick. 2 storeys with hipped roof and 4 cambered modern casements. The interior has been modernised.
Group value with the walls and railings to the south of the Methodist Church.
Listing NGR: TQ7614656068

Wesleyan Methodist chapel built in 1823. 2 storeys brick. The front elevation is colomwashed. 5 windows in all. The centre 3 windows have a pediment shaped gable over flanked by the remaining bays with finials on the corners. 4 pilasters to lst floor. The centre 1st floor has 3 pointed lancets with hood moulding. The ground floor projects. The doorcase has a pediment over (containing datestone) and 4 composite pilasters 3 steps to street. The side elevation is of brown brick. 2 storeys with hipped roof and 4 cambered modern casements. Large burial ground in front of the chapel. (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.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Christopher Stell. 2002. An Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England.

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Record last edited

Feb 12 2026 1:11PM