Source/Archive record (Unpublished document) SNT5256 - Friends Meeting House, Rosemary Street, Mansfield: Statement of Significance

Title Friends Meeting House, Rosemary Street, Mansfield: Statement of Significance
Author/Originator
Date/Year 2015

Abstract/Summary

A meeting house typical of the 1970s, combining a simple plan with a striking roof form, top-side lit principal rooms and visual engagement with the garden. It has medium heritage significance. Evidential value: The building is evidence of the resources of the Mansfield Quakers, but has no archaeological value. The headstones in the garden have the potential for adding to knowledge about local Quakers. Evidential value overall is relatively low. Historical value: The meeting house demonstrates continuity in the history of the Quakers in Mansfield, a town with very strong associations with George Fox and the origins of the Quaker movement. There is medium historical value. Aesthetic value: The building is typical of mid-twentieth century design, and one of three different designs for the Friends in the Derby and Nottingham area created by the architects Bartlett and Gray. The building has some presence and it demonstrates engagement with the surroundings. There is medium aesthetic value. Communal value: The building is associated with local Friends and offers good facilities for use by local groups, there is medium communal value.

External Links (0)

Description

Results of a building survey/DBA

Location

Referenced Monuments (1)

  • Friends' Meeting House, Rosemary Street (Building)

Referenced Events (1)

  • Assessment of Friends' Meeting House, Mansfield

Record last edited

Oct 1 2026 3:00PM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the website maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.

Comments