Historic churches · South East England
Shover's Green Baptist Chapel
Shover's Green Baptist Chapel — chapel in Shover's Green, Wadhurst, East Sussex, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Stonegate · 3.4 km
- Free entry
About
Shover's Green Baptist Chapel is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1817. Built in the vernacular architecture style. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "chapel in Shover's Green, Wadhurst, East Sussex, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.0500°, 0.3565°.
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Shover's Green Baptist Chapel is a former Strict Baptist place of worship in the hamlet of Shover's Green in East Sussex, England. Shover's Green is in Wealden, one of six local government districts in the English county of East Sussex, and stands on the road between the market town of Wadhurst and the village of Ticehurst in the neighbouring district of Rother. Founded by Strict Baptists from nearby Burwash in 1816, the chapel—one of three Baptist places of worship in Wadhurst parish—continued to serve the community until the 1970s, when it was sold for conversion to a house. Its design is similar to that of the nearby Rehoboth Chapel at Pell Green.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: High Weald
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Shover's Green Baptist Chapel is a former Strict Baptist place of worship in the hamlet of Shover's Green in East Sussex, England. Shover's Green is in Wealden, one of six local government districts in the English county of East Sussex, and stands on the road between the market town of Wadhurst and the village of Ticehurst in the neighbouring district of Rother. Founded by Strict Baptists from nearby Burwash in 1816, the chapel—one of three Baptist places of worship in Wadhurst parish—continued to serve the community until the 1970s, when it was sold for conversion to a house. Its design is similar to that of the nearby Rehoboth Chapel at Pell Green. The chapel is protected as a Grade II Listed building.
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Background
History
Shover's Green is on the Wadhurst–Ticehurst road about 2.25 mi west of the latter. It is also close to Burwash, a village which had a growing congregation of Strict and Particular Baptists in the early 19th century (reflecting the prevalence of Protestant Nonconformity in the county of Sussex as a whole). In November 1815, 24 members of Providence Chapel in Burwash left to found an additional chapel at Shover's Green. Work started in March 1816, and the building was ready in 1817. A Baptist congregation had existed in Wadhurst itself since 1815—it later moved into a former Methodist chapel, and stopped meeting in the 1930s— and Rehoboth Chapel was built in a similar style to the Shover's…
Architecture
The chapel is a single-storey building with a regular three-bay façade. originally stood between two windows in the rear wall. The roof has a bracketed cornice.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.0500, 0.3565
- County
- East Sussex
- District
- Wealden
- Parish
- Wadhurst
- Postcode
- TN5 6NE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sussex Weald
- Established
- 1817
- Nearest railway station
- Stonegate — 3.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7502882 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Shover's Green Baptist Chapel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Former Baptist Chapel, Shovers Green (Geograph Image 1750175 dd41a1b3).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shover's Green Baptist Chapel?
- Shover's Green Baptist Chapel is in East Sussex, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TN5 6NE), in the parish of Wadhurst.
- When was Shover's Green Baptist Chapel built?
- Built or established in 1817.
- Is Shover's Green Baptist Chapel a listed building?
- Shover's Green Baptist Chapel is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Shover's Green Baptist Chapel a protected site?
- Yes — Shover's Green Baptist Chapel is part of the High Weald National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Shover's Green Baptist Chapel free to visit?
- Yes, Shover's Green Baptist Chapel is free to enter.
- How do I get to Shover's Green Baptist Chapel?
- The nearest railway station is Stonegate, about 3.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TN5 6NE.