Angmering Baptist Church

The village of Angmering developed at the heart of a large inland parish near the ancient town of Arundel. The Dukes of Norfolk, owners of Arundel Castle, also held Angmering Park—"a richly wooded demesne of great beauty". The parish had three medieval churches, but only St Margaret's Church (originally the church of West Angmering) survives; those at East Angmering and Barpham had fallen into dereliction by the 16th century. A railway station served the village from 1846. Protestant Nonconformism thrived in Sussex from the 17th century. Although denominations and movements such as Strict Baptists, General Baptists, Presbyterians, Quakers, Methodists and the Countess of Huntingdon's…

The old chapel is a "strangely towered" Gothic Revival building of flint with red-brick quoins and window surrounds. Its most distinctive feature is the tall four-storey rectangular tower at the west end—an unusual architectural feature for a Baptist chapel. The tower has one pointed-arched lancet window on each storey and a pyramid-shaped slate spire. The rest of the roof is also laid with slate. The body of the building is a single storey high. Its two casement windows are set in brick-dressed pointed arches. The entrance is set in a gabled porch. An extension built in the late 19th century stands on the northwest side. The chapel stands on high ground overlooking the adjacent road, and…