History in Structure

Methodist Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Wardle and West Littleborough, Rochdale

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6502 / 53°39'0"N

Longitude: -2.1349 / 2°8'5"W

OS Eastings: 391180

OS Northings: 417087

OS Grid: SD911170

Mapcode National: GBR FVJ7.L7

Mapcode Global: WHB8R.5JN1

Plus Code: 9C5VMV28+32

Entry Name: Methodist Church

Listing Date: 29 June 1966

Last Amended: 12 February 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1084237

English Heritage Legacy ID: 358987

ID on this website: 101084237

Location: Wardle Community Church, Wardle, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, OL12

County: Rochdale

Electoral Ward/Division: Wardle and West Littleborough

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Rochdale

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester

Church of England Parish: Wardle and Smallbridge

Church of England Diocese: Manchester

Tagged with: Protestant church building

Description


SD 91 NW WARDLE RAMSDEN ROAD (west side)

4/155 Methodist Church 29.6.1966 (formerly listed as Wardle Methodist Church) G.V. II

Wesleyan Chapel now Methodist Chapel. 1874. Rock-faced stone with ashlar dressings and slate roof. Classic chapel plan. Italian Renaissance style. 4 bays, 2 storeys with pedimented gable and portico. Stone plinth, banding and giant rusticated pilasters. The portico has three pairs of coupled Tuscan columns,an entablature and a parapet. The semi-circular headed windows to either side have bracketed sills, lugged architraves and entablatures. There are 3 linked windows above the portico and one on either side at first floor level, all have semi-circular heads, keystones and pilasters. The gable pediment has a central semi- circular opening with foliated surround. All windows have marginal glazing bars including the more plainly treated 6- bay side elevations. Interior: the former gallery which sweeps round each end is supported on Corinthian cast iron columns and formerly housed an organ on the fourth side, it has now been floored over to create a first floor hall.

Listing NGR: SD9118017087

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