Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
3048
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
02/01/1974
Date of Amendment
31/03/2000
Name of Property
Victoria Road United Reformed Church
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Newport
Community
Stow Hill
Town
Locality
Easting
331092
Northing
187713
Street Side
E
Location
On corner with Hill Street.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Dated "AD 1859".
Exterior
Classical, with flavour of the ancient Middle East. Two storeys and basement. Bath stone ashlar. Pedimented front to Hill Street of 5 bays; end bays blank and recessed; 3 middle windows are with spiral-fluted tall columns and arched heads. Ornate decoration to window openings with shoulders. Chanelled rustication to ground floor; quoins above. Side elevation to Victoria Road is of 6 bays with similar openings. Attached to rear in Victoria Road is single storey block in simple classical style; 3 windows, bathstone. Attached to L in Hill Street is 2-storey school/vestry block in Tudor style with first floor oriel window.
Interior
Ceiling of square panels formed by heavy ribs; central section elliptical with pierced decoration to ribs. U-plan gallery with wooden panelled frontal; polygonal columns. Organ set back behind elaborate triple arch. Broad pulpit below in style of circa 1700.
Reason for designation
Strikingly-sited impressive mid C19 chapel. Group value with adjacent listed buildings in Victoria Place.
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