Listed building or place reference: JN0075 Historic site reference Property Sion Methodist Church Road name La Grande Route de St. Jean Parish St. John LocationView on map Grade Listed Building Grade 1 Category Church and Chapel. Statement of significance An outstanding example of a Methodist church, in the style of a Classical Ionic temple, with associated buildings (included for their group value and historical interest) and grounds. Context n/a External Description Classical Ionic temple, with tetrastyle portico to east front and round arched windows separated by giant Ionic pilasters. Built in 1880 to designs of Le Sueur and Bree. The building incorporates the foundation stone of an earlier 1827 chapel. The site includes an attached manse (or chapel-keeper's cottage) and Sunday School in-line to the west, which are included for their group value. Boundary wall, gateways and railings to the east. Internal Description The interior interest applies to the main chapel building. A large 5-bay chapel with pitchpine pews and arcaded panelling to the gallery front. There is a very fine west end with tiered communion area (with cast iron Decorated frontal), rostrum, organ and flanking choir pews. There is grained work to this area and the gallery columns. Coving to coffered ceiling with foliate roses. Special interest Architectural,Historical For the best experience, you will need to use Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge web browser to view the map Back to detail page Back to search results Documents Terms and conditions for downloading documents The plans, drawings and material provided have been submitted to the Chief Officer for permissions in respect of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002. They are protected by copyright under the Intellectual Property (Unregistered Rights) (Jersey) Law 2011 (Article 70 of the 2011 Law). The material is being provided to make available for public inspection the Register of Planning and Building Applications and must not be used for other purposes without the prior permission of the copyright owner.The Minister for the Environment makes every effort to maintain the accuracy of the information on this website but cannot accept responsibility for and disclaims all responsibility for any loss or damage which may arise from the use of the information provided. For applications approved during or after July 2016 approved documents are available from within the ‘Approved Documents’ section. For applications approved from 15 May 2012 - July 2016 approved documents are available under the ‘Plans’ section. I understand and agree with the terms and conditions. Date Description Size 2014-11-27 Schedule Schedule Listed Building Grade 1 149 KB Back to search results
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