Zion Chapel, Chester
Zion Chapel, Chester is in Grosvenor Park Road, Chester, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1]
| Zion Chapel, Chester | |
|---|---|
 Zion Chapel in 2009 | |
  Zion Chapel, Chester Location in Cheshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ 411 664 |
| Location | Grosvenor Park Road, Chester, Cheshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Protestant Evangelical |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 10 January 1972 |
| Architect(s) | John Douglas |
| Architectural type | Chapel |
| Groundbreaking | 1879 |
| Completed | 1880 |
The chapel was built in 1879–80 to a design by John Douglas. It was originally a Baptist chapel. It is built in red brick with stone dressings and the roof is of red-brown clay tiles. It consists of an undercroft, a church and ancillary rooms. The west end faces the road and has corner turrets.[1]
In 1980 a congregation called the Zion Tabernacle moved into the former chapel. In 2000 it styled itself Protestant Evangelical.[2]
References
- Historic England, "Zion Chapel, Chester (1375836)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 April 2015
- Thacker, A. T.; Lewis, C. P., eds. (2005), "Churches and religious bodies: Protestant Nonconformity", A History of the County of Chester, Victoria County History, University of London & History of Parliament Trust, 5:2, pp. 165–180, retrieved 17 March 2011
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