Listed Building record TR 23 NW 315 - Former Baptist Church / Salem Chapel
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TR 2291 3605 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR23NW |
| Civil Parish | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
| District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
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Full Description
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TR 2236 SE 4/217
FOLKESTONE RENDEZVOUS STREET (South West side) No. 23, The Samuel Peto Former Baptist Church
(Formerly listed as Baptist Church, RENDEZVOUS STREET)
II Built by Joseph Gardner 1873-74. Two storeys and basement. The front elevation is stuccoed, the rest is of stock brick. Slate roof. Pediment with modillion cornice and stone balustraded parapet. Dentilled cornice. Four massive coupled Composite columns through two storeys with Composite pilasters to the corners. Two round windows to the first floors. Triple round-headed windows to the ground floor. Round-headed arch and curved steps to street.
Listing NGR: TR2291736058
Former Baptist chapel built in Rendezvous Street by Joseph Gardner in 1873-4, on the site of a Baptist chapel of 1845. 2 storeys and basement. The front elevation is stuccoed, the rest is of stock brick. Slate roof. Pediment with modillion cornice and stone balustraded parapet. Dentilled cornice. 4 massive coupled Composite columns through 2 storeys with Composite pilasters to the corners. 2 round windows to the lst floors. Triple round-headed windows to the ground floor. Round-headed arch and curved steps to street. Now a public house. (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.
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Record last edited
Feb 10 2026 3:25PM