Building record 830/12/1 - Bugbrooke Chapel, High Street

Baptist chapel. Dated 1808, altered 20th century. Ironstone ashlar, hipped concrete tile roof. Single cell plan. Central 9-pane window with segmental-arched head, flanked by 6-panel doors with fanlight and segmental-arched heads. Two 9-pane windows to first floor with similar heads. Plinth, storey band, and datestone to first floor centre. Late 19th or 20th century extension to right. Interior has west gallery on timber Doric columns; panelled front to gallery

{1} Nonconformist chapel. Dated 1808, altered C20. Ironstone ashlar, hipped concrete tile roof. Single cell plan. Central 9-pane window with segmental-arched head, flanked by 6-panel doors with fanlight and segmental-arched heads. Two 9-pane windows to first floor with similar heads. Plinth, storey band, and datestone to first floor centre. Late C19 or C20 extension to right. Interior has west gallery on timber Doric columns; panelled front to gallery. (Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, 1973, p.128).

{4} Coursed rubble with ashalr W front and hipped slate roof; dated 1808. A Sunday-school wing of 1885 adjoins to the south and an organ of chamber of similar date projects to the east. The interior has original west gallery only, with panelled front; the seating and pulpit are of late 19th century. Monuments: in chapel (1) John Atterbury, surgeon, 1846, died at sea; (2) Thomas Turland, 1819, and William Brown, 1820 'the two first deacons of this church'; (3) John Wheeler, 30 years pastor, 1835, and Jane his wife, 1831; (4) Joseph Adams, 1866, Elizabeth (Oliver) hi wife, 1831, and Joseph Oliver Adams, 1823; externally on W wall (5) James Daniel, 1848.

{5} Undated photo, also photo dated 19.11.1993;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 12/16 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F09 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<3> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.128 (unchecked) (Series). SNN1320.

<4> The Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1986, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-Houses: Northamptonshire & Oxfordshire, p.137 (Report). SNN2902.

<5> Photographs of buildings in Bugbrooke (Photographs). SNN112151.

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Mar 20 2025 4:24PM