Listed Building record MDO17874 - Lytchett Minster United Reformed Church, Dorchester Road, Lytchett Minster

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Summary

The first chapel built on this site was built in 1824 for Independents and Baptists on the union of their two congregations at Organford and A schoolroom was added in 1851. The present building appears to date from the late 19th century. Red brick walls with light brick dressings. Gabled slate roof with crested ridge. Simple rectangular plan, at right angles to road. Side walls buttressed. Round-arched windows with double-hung sashes with glazing bars. Entrance front has porch with coped gable and stone finial.

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Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 1. Volume Two (South East) Part I.
  • <2> Monograph: Stell, C. 1991. An Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-Houses in South-West England. 120.
  • <3> Digital archive: English Heritage. 2006. Listed buildings data disk.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1486532.

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Location

Grid reference SY 95710 92782 (point)
Map sheet SY99SE
Civil Parish Lytchett Minster; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 99 SE 41
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1486532
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Lytchett Minster 2

Record last edited

Oct 16 2023 1:10PM

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