Record Details
| NHER Number: | 11103 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Former Baptist and later Roman Catholic chapel |
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Summary
This building was initially built as a Baptist Chapel in 1822, and was used from the 1980s as a Roman Catholic chapel of St Mary, which led to the removal of the pulpit. It was disused in January 2000, and is now a private residence.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 2737 8428 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM28SE |
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| Parish: | WORTWELL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Former Baptist chapel.
1822, box-like, with original furnishings (S1).
E. Rose (NLA).
Latterly used as Roman Catholic church, which has led to the removal of the pulpit. Disused in January 2000. For detailed description see secondary file (S2).
E. Rose (NLA), 14 January 1999.
This is a small broad fronted brick chapel. The roof is pantiled and hipped. The chapel was used by Roman Catholics and has a modern porch at the front of the building between two sash windows. The interior of the building has separate end galleries.
See (S3) for more information.
M. Langham-Lopez (HES), 6 December 2012.
Monument Types
- BAPTIST CHAPEL (Post Medieval to Cold War - 1822 AD to 1980 AD)
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPEL (Cold War to Modern - 1980 AD to 2000 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. [Articles and letter to the editor on the conversion of the Baptist chapel into a house]. |
| <S1> | Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, W. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 788. |
| <S2> | Unpublished Document: Rose, E. (NLA). 1999. Building Report.. Building Report. |
| <S3> | Monograph: Stell, C.. 2002. Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-houses in Eastern England. p 276. |
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