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| Bootle Evangelical Church, Bootle | ||
| Bootle Evangelical Church | ||
| Street:- | Chapel Lane | |
| locality:- | Bootle | |
| civil parish:- | Bootle (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | chapel | |
| coordinates:- | SD10788817 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD1088 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD18 | |
| references:- | Listed Buildings 2010 |
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 BVS35.jpg (taken 24.11.2011)  BVS36.jpg Over the door:- "THIS Place of Divine Worship was founded / by Mr. Joseph WHITRIDGE of London / Anno Domini 1780." (taken 24.11.2011) |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "UNITED REFORMED CHURCH AND 2 ATTACHED HOUSES TO EAST / / CHAPEL LANE / BOOTLE / COPELAND / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 76305 / SD1077688176" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Church and 2 houses. Church founded 1780, houses dated 1780 and 1808. Roughcast stone, the chapel stucco, slate roof hipped to east end. Top cornice, chapel has moulded plinth and reeded pilaster strips. East elevation of 3 bays. Windows have stucco surrounds, those to gallery round-headed, fixed small-paned glazing. Central entrance has 4-panel door, and stone recording foundation by Joseph Whitridge above. North elevation has 3 round-headed windows, the 1st blind but with glazing bars, to chapel, houses of 2 storeys and 3 plus 2 bays. Windows have stucco surrounds and are sashed, house to left, glazing bars, house to right vertical glazing bars and horns, some crown glass panes. Entrance to 2nd bay has 6-fielded panel door and heart-shaped datestone inscribed: "JW/1780"; entrance to 4th bay has datestone inscribed: "IA/1808". 2 cross-axial stacks and gable-end stack. Rear has C20 hall, not of interest, to chapel, which has 2 round-headed windows, round-headed stair window to house. Chapel has headstone of founder (died 1793) and family to north elevation; 2 ornate headstones to east elevation, 1808 and 1822." |
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