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Listed Building: FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE (1245886)

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Grade II
Authority Historic England
Volume/Map/Item 831-1, 4, 80
Date assigned Monday, May 20, 1974
Date last amended

Description

'BAKEWELL SK2168 CHAPEL LANE 831-1/4/80 (West side (off)) 20/05/74 Friends Meeting House II Quaker meeting house. Dated 1852. Coursed dressed sandstone. Welsh slate roof. EXTERIOR: single storey; 3- and 2-window ranges. Plinth. Later porch between bays 2 and 3 with twinned ashlar pilasters supporting a pedimented wooden gable; ashlar side walls. The original building has large windows with projecting stone sills and wedge lintels each opening now glazed with fixed 12-pane lights beneath pivoting 8-pane openers. Centre lintel states 'ERECTED 1852'. Boxed eaves to hipped roof. Rear: various lean-tos and ashlar stack at eaves. Right return: 9-pane casements on 2 floor levels. INTERIOR: the original space now divided and gallery removed. Present meeting room retains elders' bench with panelling across front. Listing NGR: SK2177268256.'

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Sources (1)

  • Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1245886.

Map

Location

Grid reference SK 21771 68255 (point)
Map sheet SK26NW
Civil Parish BAKEWELL, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Jun 12 2024 1:36PM

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