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Methodist Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Eaton Bray, Central Bedfordshire

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Latitude: 51.8804 / 51°52'49"N

Longitude: -0.5925 / 0°35'33"W

OS Eastings: 496978

OS Northings: 221139

OS Grid: SP969211

Mapcode National: GBR F3S.11H

Mapcode Global: VHFRB.PZ3W

Plus Code: 9C3XVCJ4+5X

Entry Name: Methodist Church

Listing Date: 19 February 1991

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1235467

English Heritage Legacy ID: 36189

ID on this website: 101235467

Location: Eaton Bray, Central Bedfordshire, LU6

County: Central Bedfordshire

Civil Parish: Eaton Bray

Built-Up Area: Eaton Bray

Traditional County: Bedfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Bedfordshire

Church of England Parish: Eaton Bray with Edlesborough

Church of England Diocese: St.Albans

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Description


XXXl NE & SE
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EATON BRAY
TOTTERNHOE ROAD(East Side)Methodist Church


GII
Methodist Church.1795,enlarged 1806 and 1829,improved 1864(datestones).Red brick in Flemish bond with stuccoed dressings,returns rendered;Welsh slate roof.Two storeys,three x three bays,with later C19 rear addition.West elevation:plinth;giant end pilasters linked by eaves cornice.'Openings round-arched,the architraves with imposts and moulded archivolts,doorways with keystones,windows with shouldered jambs and projecting sills.End entrances have panelled doors and fanlights;below central ground-floor window is marble first World War Memorial.Central first-floor window has date plaque.Roof hipped.Returns:full-height round-arched architraves enclose ground and first-floor windows.Interior:gallery around three sides on slender columns with panelled front;wall panelling,panelled doors,and panelled box piers of 1864;roof has braced king-post trusses aid 1864 board underdrawing.Wall monument to James Bottoms,d 1817,and his wife,d 1839.

Listing NGR: SP9697821139

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Register. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 30 October 2017.

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