Description

SD 81 SE ROCHDALE ROOLEY MOOR ROAD
(west side)

6/97 Spotland Methodist
Church

G.V. II

Church. 1896 on foundation stone. Brick with ashlar
dressings and slate roof. Chapel has central entrance and
hall giving access to 3-sided gallery, ancillary rooms to
rear. 5-bay with rectangular pediment over central 3
supported on Corinthian columns; giant rusticated corner
pilasters and stone plinth; open segmental pediment with
central cartouche to semi-circular headed door with
elaborate fanlight and lugged architraved lights to either
side. Only the side bays are in brick with tall pedimented
windows. The 6-bay side elevation has tall semi-circular
headed lights with keystones, corbelled sill band and stone
plinth and is terminated by a massive open segmental
pedimented vestry block which projects and has a tripartite
classical window and rusticated giant pilasters. Interior:
stepped panelled gallery parapet is supported on cast iron
columns with foliated capitals. Pews, screens, doorcases,
organ, pulpit and altar rail are all in keeping with the
building.

Listing NGR: SD8835714288

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26367861

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