South Ockendon Conregational Chapel and associated cemetary (EHER 47615)
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Summary
Former Congregational chapel in the High Street at South Ockendon. Built in 1813 on the East side of the street. It has rendered brick walls and a hipped slate roof. Three-bay front with two-pointed arched windows, and similar windows in the side walls. Now in commercial use. Adjacent burial ground.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 5950 8309 (52m by 24m) |
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Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
The chapel was built in 1813 of rendered brick walls and a hipped slate roof, three bay fronts with two pointed arched windows with wooden intersecting tracery. The buttresses stated by the applicant as supporting the building were original design features. A number of early 19th century headstones have been reset against the north side of the chapel. <1>
Information received from a local resident following research in the record office suggests that there are approximately 400 burials on the site, with two being located within the chapel itself. <2>. The building was recorded in 2014 <3>
Additional reference <4>
Sources
- --- SEX68863 DESC TEXT: Historic Landscape Management. 2002. Mardyke Valley Project; A Brief Landscape History of the Mardyke Valley.
- <1> SEX75745 Bibliographic reference: Stell, C.. 2002. An Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England.
- <2> SEX70022 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Unknown. 2011. Description from developer.
- <3> SEX70023 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Local resident. 2011. Research carried out by local resident.
- <4> SEX73891 DESC TEXT: Hillman-Crouch, B.. 2014. Former Congregational Church, North Road, South Ockendon.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 1490401
- National Monuments Record: TQ 58 SE 74