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General Baptist Chapel

A Grade II Listed Building in Quorndon, Leicestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.7407 / 52°44'26"N

Longitude: -1.1751 / 1°10'30"W

OS Eastings: 455790

OS Northings: 316215

OS Grid: SK557162

Mapcode National: GBR 8L7.3QW

Mapcode Global: WHDHX.XCMR

Plus Code: 9C4WPRRF+7X

Entry Name: General Baptist Chapel

Listing Date: 1 June 1966

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1278812

English Heritage Legacy ID: 404688

ID on this website: 101278812

Location: Quorn Baptist Church, Quorndon, Charnwood, Leicestershire, LE12

County: Leicestershire

District: Charnwood

Civil Parish: Quorndon

Built-Up Area: Quorn (Quorndon)

Traditional County: Leicestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Leicestershire

Church of England Parish: Quorn St Bartholomew

Church of England Diocese: Leicester

Tagged with: Protestant church building

Description


QUORN

SK 51 NE MEETING STREET (South Side) 3/79 1.6.66 General Baptist Chapel

II

Baptist Chapel. Dated 1770 and early C20. Red brick and plain tile and Swithland slate roofs with a brick left end truncated stack, rear stack and metal central louvre stack to Chapel. 3 ranges, chapel to left, former Sunday School set back in centre, and early C20 extension, with hipped roof to right. Chapel of 2 storeys of 3 leaded light windows with cambered lintels : 2-light, 3-light, 2-light. Tablet under central window inscribed "General Baptist Chapel MDCCLXX'. Below is a large C20 porch. On right end a 3-light with 2-light over. Central range of 3 storeys of 3 3-light windows with cambered lintels. Range to right of 1 storey of leaded light windows with mullions and transoms : a 5-light to front and 2 2-lights on left side. Lean-to on right end. Interior has original gallery with panelled front on iron posts. 2 wooden Doric pillars support roof. These were inserted when the Chapel was extended in 1825, and were hand-turned in the Churchyard outside. Wall tablet to Rev. Benjamin Pollard, 1818.

Listing NGR: SK5579016215

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