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| HER Number: | MDV1837 |
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| Name: | Terrett Memorial Chapel |
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Summary
Opened 1892, closed 1933. Now a store.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 758 237 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS72SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bishop's Nympton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BISHOPS NYMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS72SE/9
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHAPEL (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1906, 22SE (Cartographic). SDV78355.
'Bible Christian Chapel' shown on OS 6" (1906) map.
Ordnance Survey, 1974, Untitled Source (Cartographic). SDV321011.
Building shown but not marked on OS 6" (1974) map.
Thorne, R., 1975, The Last Bible Christians. Their Church in Devon in 1907, 69 (Article in Serial). SDV15286.
Terrett Memorial Chapel. Opened 1892, closed 1933. Amalgamated with Ex-Wesleyan Chapel. Now a store.
Department of Environment, 1988, Bishops Nympton (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV61773.
Trevett Memorial Chapel . Former Bible Christian Chapel, in use as a store at time of survey (1987). 1892, closed 1933 when the congregation amalgamated with the ex-Wesleyans (citing Thorn).
Red brick with a slate roof, gabled at ends. Decorated Gothic style.
Plan: Rectangular on plan, 2-bays long.
Exterior: Well preserved. The north end is the entrance elevation with a 2-leaf plank door with elaborate hinges below a trefoil-headed fanlight. 2-light windows to left and right with cusped lights and head tracery with a round cusped window in the gable. Foundation stones are inscribed with names, presumably those who contributed to the costs of the building. 2 windows on the east side are similar to the traceried windows on the north end, west side not seen at time of survey.
Interior: Not inspected but appears to retain its original Gothic Revival roof.
North Devon District Council, 2005, Untitled Source (Planning Application). SDV321014.
Planning application for conversion to a dwelling. Other details: 39873.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV15286 | Article in Serial: Thorne, R.. 1975. The Last Bible Christians. Their Church in Devon in 1907. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 107. A5 Paperback. 69. |
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| SDV321011 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1974. 6". |
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| SDV321014 | Planning Application: North Devon District Council. 2005. Listed Building Application for Conversion of Chapel to form one Dwelling. |
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| SDV61773 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1988. Bishops Nympton. Historic Houses Register. Website. |
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| SDV78355 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1906. 22SE. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 13 2015 3:04PM |
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