Listed Building record MDR12920 - Baptist Chapel, Queen Street, Ilkeston

Baptist Chapel, Queen Street, Ilkeston, built in 1858. 'The Baptist Chapel on Queen Street was built in 1858, to supersede an older chapel on South Street, which dated to 1784.' (1) 'The General Baptist Chapel on Queen Street was built in 1858 to replace the one on South Street. It has rendered walls and a slate roof. The sides and semi-circular east front have a continuous plain arcade of 14 bays, with tall round-arch windows in each bay. There is a triple-arched porch partly covering the two front bays, with a date tablet above.' (2) From the National Heritage List for England: 'This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 21/09/2017 SK 4641 NW, 7/55 PARISH OF ILKESTON, Queen Street (north side), Baptist Chapel (Formerly Listed as Located on Queen's Drive) II Chapel. 1858. Red brick with chamfered stone sills. Welsh slate roof, hipped to east with semi-circular east end. Low, hipped roof, single-storey bays at each end. North and south elevations have six tall round-arched windows with glazing bars, set in recessed round-arched panels, forming a blind arcade, with windows set within each arch. Single-storey room projects to west with, on the north side, a doorway and three glazing bar sashes under wedge brick lintels, and to the west, two round-arched windows with glazing bars. Irregular openings to south. Projecting porch bay with hipped roof, to east, has a tripartite front with pilasters and recessed panels with dentil frieze. Broad round-arched doorway in the centre with keystones, and C20 doors. Flanked by round-arched windows with keystones and C20 glazing bars. Three round-arched windows above with glazing bars, and set in recessed round-arched panels. Date plaque inscribed GENERAL/BAPTIST CHAPEL/ERECTED/ AD 1858. _ Listing NGR: SK4642541566.' (3)