Cirencester buildings [79]
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Cirencester buildings [79]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 15 Jun 2021
A plaque on the chapel. Now a dwelling, this former Baptist chapel has origins from 1651. The present building was built in 1856 and it ceased to be a chapel in 2017. Built in an Italianate style, of coursed rubble stone with an ashlar front under a tile roof. The chapel is listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1205637 The mid 19th century cast iron gates and railings are listed separately, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1298703 Cirencester, the largest town in the Cotswolds, is a market town some 15 miles south east of Gloucester and some 13 miles north west of Swindon. The town lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames and is the hub of a network of roads. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural University, founded in 1840. An important Roman settlement known as Corinium, the town, with 240 acres enclosed by walls was second only to London in size.
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Image Location
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51.718073
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-1.970278