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United Reformed Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Macclesfield, Cheshire East

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2569 / 53°15'24"N

Longitude: -2.1241 / 2°7'26"W

OS Eastings: 391820

OS Northings: 373327

OS Grid: SJ918733

Mapcode National: GBR FZLS.Y6

Mapcode Global: WHBBP.BDSK

Plus Code: 9C5V7V4G+Q9

Entry Name: United Reformed Church

Listing Date: 17 March 1977

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1206940

English Heritage Legacy ID: 391064

ID on this website: 101206940

Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire East, Cheshire, SK11

County: Cheshire East

Civil Parish: Macclesfield

Built-Up Area: Macclesfield

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire

Church of England Parish: St Michael and All Angels, Macclesfield

Church of England Diocese: Chester

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Description



MACCLESFIELD

SJ9173SE PARK GREEN
886-1/12/157 (North side)
17/03/77 United Reformed Church

GV II

United Reformed (formerly Congregational) church. 1877. CO
Ellison. Uncoursed freestone with Welsh slate roof. Gothic
style with south-west tower, single-span main body of chapel
beyond, and gabled offices to north.
S elevation has recessed porch with paired entrance arches
carried on polished granite shafts with small trefoiled
windows each side under continuous hoodmould. Doorways to east
and west within the porch. Stepped triple window above with
shafts carrying moulded arch. Tower to right with porch in
south wall between flying buttresses. Paired shafts to
doorway. Lancet windows in first and second stages, then
paired bellchamber lights. Tall angle pinnacles to parapet
which is cut by stressed gabled decoration rising from above
the bellchamber. Main body of chapel beyond is 2-storeyed,
with canted porch to west. Divided by shallow buttresses into
3 bays, each with a trefoiled window to each floor.


Listing NGR: SJ9181873330

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