Record Details

NHER Number:26029
Type of record:Building
Name:Chapel-in-the-Field Methodist Church, Chapelfield Road

Summary

This church is dated to 1880 by a foundation stone. It is made from brick with a slate roof and stands a single storey high with a gallery. The widest of the three bays projects and has a corbelled modillion brick pediment with block finials. The intterior of the building was noted for being particularly fine.

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Location

Grid Reference:TG 2267 0807
Map Sheet:TG20NW
Parish:NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

Full description

April 1986. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"Church. 1880 on foundation stone. E. Boardman. Brick with slate roof. Single storey with gallery. Single storey office at rear. Three bays. The wider central bay projects and has a corbelled modillion brick pediment with block finials. Rusticated brick quoins and horizontal rusticated brickwork to door-head height. Central doorway with semi- circular stone-faced arch. Four-light window above door with semi-circular arch and curvilinear tracery. The window and door are recessed within a triple order arch. Outer bays:- Rusticated brick quoins and heavy cornice surrounding recessed panel. 2-light lower window with metal glazing bars and raised brick segmental arch…Six-bay sides with identical window and pilaster treatment as outer bays. Good interior:- ornate cast iron balustrade to balcony and pulpit. Organ framed by two Corinthian pilasters. Benches at ground floor and raking in gallery."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 26 November 2024.

Monument Types

  • METHODIST CHAPEL (19th Century to 21st Century - 1880 AD to 2100 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status

  • Listed Building

Sources and further reading

---Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 254.
<S1>Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1280364.

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