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Kensington Baptist Chapel

A Grade II Listed Building in Bristol, City of Bristol

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4646 / 51°27'52"N

Longitude: -2.5704 / 2°34'13"W

OS Eastings: 360474

OS Northings: 174116

OS Grid: ST604741

Mapcode National: GBR CFF.LT

Mapcode Global: VH88N.DGJ2

Plus Code: 9C3VFC7H+VV

Entry Name: Kensington Baptist Chapel

Listing Date: 30 December 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1208763

English Heritage Legacy ID: 380602

ID on this website: 101208763

Location: Upper Easton, Bristol, BS5

County: City of Bristol

Electoral Ward/Division: Lawrence Hill

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Bristol

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Bristol

Church of England Parish: Bristol St Paul's

Church of England Diocese: Bristol

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BRISTOL

ST6074 STAPLETON ROAD, Easton
901-1/37/1250 (West side)
Kensington Baptist Chapel

II

Baptist chapel. 1885. By TL Watson. Limestone ashlar, Pennant
ashlar and rubble, roof not visible. Neoclassical style.
2 storeys; 5-window range. A symmetrical front has a
pedimented centre broken forward, with rusticated quoin strips
to the central section and slightly recessed wings; Pennant
plinth, ground-floor cornice, first-floor string, entablature,
coped parapet, with the cornice raised across the centre
beneath a raised parapet. Steps up to a tripartite doorway, a
pedimented centre set forward with an eared architrave,
architraves to flanking doors, and 2-leaf 10-panel doors.
First-floor distyle-in-antis Corinthian loggia set between
paired pilasters with incised anthemia capitals, to an
entablature with a panel inscribed BAPTIST CHAPEL; 3 windows
behind the columns have pilaster jambs and moulded lintels.
Narrow windows to the wings have architraves, taller on the
first floor with small pediments. Casements with horizontal
glazing bars. Short ashlar returns, to Pennant rubble sides.
INTERIOR not inspected.
A late but competent use of Classicism for a nonconformist
chapel in Bristol, by a Glasgow architect.


Listing NGR: ST6047474116

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