Building record 1160/356/1 - Unitarian Chapel, Kettering Road

Built 1896 by Charles Dorman in Decorated Gothic style; stone dressed red brick with Welsh slate roof; octagonal turret with spire.

{1} 1896 by Charles Dorman in Decorated Gothic style. Stone dressed red brick under Welsh slated roof. Octagonal turret with spire. Large window under gable. 2 pinnacled buttresses on right and 2 storey wing with pair of gables.

{2} Built 1896 by Charles Dorman in Decorated Gothic style; stone dressed red brick with Welsh slate roof; octagonal turret with spire.

{3} All as the list description but including good level of survival regarding fixtures and fittings including pews, lighting, windows and an early central heating system. Also discovered surviving cast iron and porcelain sink unit in 1st floor WC. Organ has been removed at the time of inspection although some pipes retained. Chapel appears to have been designed to allow prayer and subordinate activities to take place under one roof. Facilities include stage, kitchen, meeting rooms and offices. Unusual orientation of a north/south axis. That means the sun shines from behind the alter into the congregation eyes!!

{4} Two photos dated 1990;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 6/277 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> 1976, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), H14 p.96 (checked) (Catalogue). SNN1000.

<3> Ellison M, 2002, SMR Report Form, (checked) (Notes). SNN102061.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Northampton (Photographs). SNN114989.

Record last edited

Jul 12 2023 12:24PM