Building record 0556800000 - FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1158263: QUAKER MEETING HOUSE (DBC6427)
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE (18th Century to Modern - 1700 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
Dimensions - Length 0011 m Width 0007
Plan Form - SUBRECTANGULAR
PLACE OF MEETING IN C18 UNKNOWN, BUT BURIAL GROUND ON SITE BY 1796 (SEE 01:000) WHEN AGREED TO BUILD NEW PLACE ADJACENT, COMPLETED BY 1800. PORCH REBUILT AND MINOR ROOMS ADDED TO SOUTH, 1964. MEETING HOUSE HAS BRICK WALLS AND HIPPED TILED ROOF (FURTER DETAILS AND GROUND PLAN) (B1).
AT NGR (B2).
Grade II. C18. Red brick, hipped old tiled roof. 1 storey, 2 sash windows with glazing bars under flat arches (B3).
The meeting-house has brick walls and a hipped tiled roof, segmental arched windows with hung sashes and a brick dentil eaves cornice (more detail & floor plan) (B4).
The meeting house was built in 1798, and a porch added later, possibly in 1806. The porch was removed in 1962-4 when a single-storey lobby, kitchen and WCs were added, designed by N H Pymer and re-using dated bricks probably from the earlier porch. See report for detailed description and photos (B5).
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC12582 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments of England. 1986. INVENTORY OF NONCONFORMIST CHAPELS AND MEETING-HOUSES P14.
- <2>SBC10174 Map: OS 1877 1:2500 MAP, 1ST EDITION.
- <3>SBC3584 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST. p6.
- <4>SBC12553 Bibliographic reference: Christopher Stell (RCHME). 1986. Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-houses: Buckinghamshire. p14.
- <5>SBC24784 Unpublished document: Architectural History Practice. 2015. Friends Meeting House, Chesham.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 95911 01935 (point) (Exact) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Nov 16 2016 2:38PM
