Description

LUXULYAN
SX 06 SW
2/149 Innis Bible Christian Chapel
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GV II

Bible Christian Chapel. 1846, with later C19 east porch and later repairs; replacing
an earlier building. Rubble, rendered and lined out. Slate roof with crested ridge
tiles and gable ends.
Plan : Single auditorium plan, with entrance through east porch; the chapel is
oriented with its liturgical east end to the west and the south side treated as the
front.
Single storey. The blind east gable end has gabled porch, with double doors in its
gable end and C20 window to its left side. North side has 2 C20 buttresses and 8-
pane light under eaves to right. South side is treated as the front facing the
burial ground and has two 16-pane sashes high in the wall. Rear gable end has a
rendered brick lean-to, with door to left side.
Interior Plain interior with ceiled roof. Fittings: original large pulpit at west
end with leaders' seats in front open-backed benches.
The land was formerly a Friends' burial ground, given to William 0'Bryan in 1819.
(Sources: Stell, C.: Nonconformist Chapels RCHM).

Listing NGR: SX0263562174

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26598175

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Recommended Books

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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)