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Thrapston Baptist Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Thrapston, North Northamptonshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3965 / 52°23'47"N

Longitude: -0.5329 / 0°31'58"W

OS Eastings: 499924

OS Northings: 278619

OS Grid: SP999786

Mapcode National: GBR FYS.Q31

Mapcode Global: VHFP1.Q155

Plus Code: 9C4X9FW8+HV

Entry Name: Thrapston Baptist Church

Listing Date: 23 May 1967

Last Amended: 31 July 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1265621

English Heritage Legacy ID: 424473

ID on this website: 101265621

Location: Thrapston, North Northamptonshire, NN14

County: North Northamptonshire

Civil Parish: Thrapston

Built-Up Area: Thrapston

Traditional County: Northamptonshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Northamptonshire

Church of England Parish: Thrapston St James

Church of England Diocese: Peterborough

Tagged with: Protestant church building

Description


SP9978 THRAPSTON HUNTINGDON ROAD (North side)

16/180 Thrapston Baptist Church 23/05/67 (Formerly listed as Baptist Church)

GV II

Baptist church. Datestone 1787, with mid C19 extension to rear. Stone with brick facades and lead and slate roofs. Single-unit, single-storey chapel with gallery and 2-storey school room to rear. Main front is a 5-window range at first floor of restored cross casements with plain arch heads and keyblocks. 2 similar windows to centre of ground floor are flanked by 6-panel doors with similar arch-head fanlights with keyblocks. Similar arch-head opening to far left gives access to through passage to rear. Flat roof not visible behind rebuilt brick parapet. Partially legible inscribed tablet with date, to centre of parapet. Mid C19 school room extension to rear. Interior of chapel has gallery on 3 sides with fielded panelled front with reeded frieze below. Square reeded supporting columns. Interior partially remodelled mid C20. Various late C18 and C19 inscribed marble tablets around the wall including Mary and Thos. Ekins died 1794 and Rev. Reynold Hogg died 1843, who was the first minister and first treasurer of the Baptist Missionary Society. The chapel opened on March 27th 1788. The former Manse, No.31, (q.v.), is attached to the left of the main front of the Church.

Listing NGR: SP9992478619

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