Monument record MCC7760 - Congregational Church, Fordham
Summary
Non-conformist chapel built in 1789: timber framed, rendered and lined to represent stonework.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 931 293 (87m by 79m) (FCE) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92NW |
| Civil Parish | FORDHAM, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
Non-conformist chapel built in 1789: timber framed, rendered and lined to represent stonework. <1> <2> <3> Chapel of c.1789 associated with Lady Huntingdon. Rendered walls, hipped roof. Inside there is a covered gallery at the west end with a panelled rail on round cast iron stanchions. Early C19 railings to the burial ground. <4> The front, with a gabled porch and hood moulded windows looksc.1840. <5>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SEX34859 DESC TEXT: Partridge, EG. unknown. SMR.
- <2> SEX34860 DESC TEXT: Partridge, EG. 1983. Fordham Congregational Chapel.
- <3> SEX34861 MENTION: Partridge, EG. 1983. Fordham Chapel.
- <4> SEX7400 DESC TEXT: Department of the Environment. 1982. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Colchester Rural. p141.
- <5> SEX83 DESC TEXT: Pevsner, N. 1954. The Buildings of England, Essex. p168.
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Record last edited
Nov 3 2015 11:41AM