Description

PARISH OF OCKBROOK THE SETTLEMENT
SK 42 36
6/76 (North Side)
The Moravian
10.11.67 Chapel/Church
GV II*

Moravian chapel. 1751 with minor C19 alterations, mostly to the
interior. Built as the centrepiece of the Moravian Settlement.
Red brick with gauged brick and painted ashlar dressings,
painted stone plinth and plain band over the windows and also
moulded stone cornice. Slate roof with stone copings, two
strange circular, vents to ridge and central pediment with a
painted wooden square cupola over. This cupola has semi-
circular headed arches to each side, balustraded to base, and
colonnettes to each corner, supporting an ogival leaded roof
with ball finial and weather-vane to top. Five bays and single
storey with internal gallery. Main elevation has three large
semi-circular headed windows with stone imposts and keystones
and margin light glazing bar sashes. To either side is a wide
semi-circular headed doorcase, again with stone imposts and
keystone, with double panelled doors and divided fanlight.
Above each door is a glazing bar sash under segment head with
stone keystone. Above in the centre of the pediment, which runs
the width of the three bays, is a black clockface erected in
1827. Interior is plain with a raised and fielded panelled
gallery on fluted iron columns to north and ceiling rose and
cornice. The internal arrangements were changed in the C19 and
the original C18 pulpit with its panelled and pedimented back
panel was re-set on the south wall, also C19 pews were inserted.

Listing NGR: SK4213836176

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17546161

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Recommended Books

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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)