Building record 130/0/31 - United Reformed Church, Banbury Road

Congregational Chapel. Dated on front 1836. Neo-classical style. Coursed rubble and ashlar; Welsh slated roof with pediment above 4 Doric pilasters. Sash windows, central pedimented doorway with brackets to cornice.

{1} Formerly known as the Independent Chapel. Dated on front 1836. Neo-classical style. Coursed rubble and ashlar; Welsh slated roof with pediment above 4 Doric pilasters. Sash windows, central pedimented doorway with brackets to cornice.

{3} Photographs of the pews prior to removal;

{4} Independent Church, Banbury Road
Independent church erected in 1836 could accommodate 300 people. The building is still extant and is currently being considered for housing. The structure itself is a very simple square stone building. Burial ground in association with the church. The Manse, dated 1858, is located adjacent to the church and is now in private use.

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

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), H17 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<3> Ballinger, J., 2002, United Reform Church, Brackley, (unchecked) (Photographic prints (COL)). SNN103387.

<4> Ballinger J.; Foard G., 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Brackley, (unchecked) (Digital archive). SNN100499.

<5> The Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1986, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-Houses: Northamptonshire & Oxfordshire, p.136/ site 5 (Report). SNN2902.

<6> Jarvis, E. (Ed.), 2010-12, Hindsight: The Journal of Northamptonshire Association of Local History, Issue 18 p.44 (unchecked) (Journal). SNN108377.

Record last edited

Dec 21 2023 9:36AM