MDE21068 - Methodist Church, Lynton (Building)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
Full Description
A listed Methodist Church, built in 1910. [1] Methodist Church. 1910 by Latrobe & Weston, with fanciful Art Nouveau stone front. [2] Adjoining, and complementing the Town Hall in a similarly elevated position, and built into the slope is the Methodist Church completed in 1910 “with (a) fanciful art nouveau stone front.” (Pevsner). The listing details describe this building as “an exceptionally fine Methodist church of the period.” The architects, Latrobe and Weston, based in Bristol were renowned for their experimentation with Art Nouveau form and detail. The interior appears to retain much of its original period detail which is said to include, pulpit with carved panels and beaten copper decoration, staircase, and in ancillary rooms, period fire surrounds with built-in cupboards. Although now in secular use, apart from the removal of the pews, the interior appears little altered. [3] The building was visited in April 2012 as part of the rapid condition survey of Exmoor's Listed Buildings 2012-13. It received a BAR score of 6. [4]
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SMO5109 Index: Department of the Environment. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest . HHR: Lynton and Lynmouth (9 June 1995).
- <2> SMO4764 Monograph: Cherry, B. + Pevsner, N.. 1999. The Buildings of England: Devon. Penguin Books. 2nd Edition. 555.
- <3> SEM6953 Report: Fisher, J.. 2002. Lynton: Conservation Area Character Appraisal. 14-15, 18.
- <4> SEM8060 Report: Lawrence, G.. 2014. Exmoor National Park: Rapid condition survey of listed buildings 2012-13.
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Other Statuses/References
- 2012-3 Building At Risk Score (6): 858/1/4/21
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 31086
- Devon SMR: SS74NW/154
- Local List Status (No)
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 7184 4950 (25m by 34m) MasterMap |
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Map sheet | SS74NW |
Civil Parish | LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
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Record last edited
Jun 14 2021 12:56PM
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