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Former Primitive Methodist Chapel

A Grade II Listed Building in Ossett, Wakefield

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6768 / 53°40'36"N

Longitude: -1.5805 / 1°34'49"W

OS Eastings: 427810

OS Northings: 420114

OS Grid: SE278201

Mapcode National: GBR KTDX.MQ

Mapcode Global: WHC9Y.PVL6

Plus Code: 9C5WMCG9+PR

Entry Name: Former Primitive Methodist Chapel

Listing Date: 4 May 1982

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1135520

English Heritage Legacy ID: 342523

ID on this website: 101135520

Location: Ossett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF5

County: Wakefield

Electoral Ward/Division: Ossett

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Ossett

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Ossett and Gawthorpe

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


SE22SE OSSETT QUEEN STREET
(west side)


3/30 Former Primitive
4.5.82 Methodist Chapel
-

II


Former chapel, now in industrial use. Dated 1863, later rear addition.
Squared, dressed stone with ashlar quoins and dressings. Welsh slate roof.
Two storeys and basement. Pedimented 3-bay symmetrical front framed by
rusticated quoins. Projecting plinth below which are 2 square-headed
basement windows. Central round-arched doorway with fanlight, gained by a
renewed brick stair, in a rusticated slightly-projecting panel which
continues through the 1st floor. Round-arched sash windows with glazing
bars, that to the 1st-floor centre with wide ashlar surround. Band between
floors. The pediment has a central tablet inscribed:

"MOUNT ZION
Primitive Methodist Church
1863"

The rear elevation is framed by square clasping buttresses which rise as
corner stacks. Central addition with 2 round-arched windows to ground floor
and 2 square-headed basement windows, that to left now enlarged to form a
loading door. The flanking side walls have round-arched windows. Left and
right returns are plain apart from a basement door and window.
Interior: not inspected.


Listing NGR: SE2781020114

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