Stapleton Road Chapel

The congregation originated from a schism at the Castle Green Chapel (which would later relocate to Castle Green Congregational Church) in late 1866 or early 1867. A group of separatists initially gathered for worship in the Old Workhouse on Pennywell Road. As the congregation expanded, they secured a site on the Goodhind Estate, an area then undergoing significant development with the construction of hundreds of new terraced houses. The acquired parcel of land was described at the time as being situated nearly opposite the Wagon and Horses public house, The first permanent structure on the site was a large schoolroom, opened in March 1868. Designed to accommodate religious services until…

The chapel was designed by Hans Fowler Price of Weston-super-Mare and built by W. Gorvett of Bristol. The building is constructed in the Italianate style, utilising blue Pennant stone with freestone dressings. The Stapleton Road frontage consists of a recessed porch featuring an arcade of three arches, supported by shafts of polished stone quarried from the Forest of Dean and topped with carved capitals. Above the entrance is a three-light window, surmounted by a gable containing a clock manufactured by Llewellyn and James. The clock face is marked with quarter-hour divisions and once bore the inscription "Time to Seek the Lord". The roofline was originally topped by an ornamental…