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Quaker Meeting House to rear of 203 to 205 High Street (EHER 30104)

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Summary

Former Friends meeting house behind Nos 203-5 High Street, now a store, built in the early 18th century for a society formed in 1711.

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Location

Grid reference TL 8637 1915 (point)
Civil Parish KELVEDON, BRAINTREE, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

The Quaker Meeting House opened in 1711 and closed in the 1920s. It stands at the Feering end of the High Street and had its own burial ground. <1> NRHE data transfer: Former Friends meeting house behind Nos 203-5 High Street, now a store, built in the early 18th century for a society formed in 1711. Red brick in Flemish bond, roofed with handmade red plain tiles. Rectangular plan facing South-East. 20th century lean-to workshop against front elevation with a small lean-to against rear elevation. Two storeys. Three 18th century sashes with segmental arches, and one oval window with radial tracery. Some crown glass. Doorway reduced with 20th century brickwork. <2>

Sources

  • <1> Report: Medlycott, M.. 1999. Kelvedon Historic Town Assessment Report.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Stell, C.. 2002. An Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England. p.58.

Other References

  • NRHE identifier: 1490221
  • National Monuments Record: TL 81 NE 117

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