Chapels · South East England
Octagon Chapel, Bath
Octagon Chapel, Bath — historic site in Somerset, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Bath Spa · 0.8 km
- Free entry
About
Octagon Chapel, Bath is a chapel in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "historic site in Somerset, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.3839°, -2.3614°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Octagon Chapel in Milsom Street, Bath, Somerset, England was built in 1767 and has been designated as a Grade II* listed building.
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Background
History
The building was designed as a church by the architect Timothy Lightholder (or Lightoler), made a point of engaging a pew for as long as they stayed in the city, hiring it at the same time as they hired their lodgings. The most expensive of these were like small rooms, each with its own fireplace and easy chairs. Between service and sermon, an interval was allowed during which footmen poked the fires and saw that their master and mistress were comfortable. The church, as a popular venue to "see and be seen", was not popular with The 'Enthusiastics', later known as Methodists. William Herschel was appointed as the organist in 1766 and gave his introductory concert on 1 January 1767. The…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3839, -2.3614
- District
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Parish
- Bath and North East Somerset, unparished area
- Postcode
- BA1 1DN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bath
- Phone
- +44 1225 443000
- Established
- 1767
- Nearest railway station
- Bath Spa — 0.8 km
- Official site
- www.janeausten.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q15263396 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Octagon Chapel, Bath (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Octagon Bath.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Octagon Chapel, Bath?
- Octagon Chapel, Bath is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA1 1DN), in the parish of Bath and North East Somerset, unparished area.
- When was Octagon Chapel, Bath built?
- Built or established in 1767.
- Who owns Octagon Chapel, Bath?
- Octagon Chapel, Bath is owned by | designation1 =Grade II* Listed Building.
- Is Octagon Chapel, Bath a listed building?
- Octagon Chapel, Bath is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Octagon Chapel, Bath a protected site?
- Yes — Octagon Chapel, Bath is part of the Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Octagon Chapel, Bath free to visit?
- Yes, Octagon Chapel, Bath is free to enter.