Description

TG 2308 NW PRINCES STREET 16/657 5.6.72 United Reformed Church GV II Church, Sunday School, Assembly Rooms, Offices (formerly listed under Redwell Street) Church House and Caretaker's House. Built 1869 and later by Boardman. Gault brick with slate roof. Church single storey with gallery, Sunday School and offices, 3 storeys. Church facade to Princes Street, 3 bays, a.b.a. with Corinthian pilasters and pediment with occulus. The central bay has entrance flanked by polished granite Corinthian columns and inscribed moulded bricks semi-circular arch. Outer bays have 2 light windows, inner bay has 3 light windows with decorated moulded brick semi- circular arches. Scroll moulded brick string course. At the rear, 3 bays of sash windows with glazing bars and flat gauged brick arches, each flanking central pedimented section. Later offices to the west of 4 bays to Princes Street, 6 bay west elevation and 5 bay south elevation with central pedimented bay. Rusticated brick ground floor and quoins. 2 light windows with segmental or semi-circular moulded brick arches moulded brick string course at 1st and 2nd floor levels, moulded brick modillion cornice at eaves. Church interior intact. Ornate cast iron ballustrade to gallery. Benches at ground floor and raked in gallery. Pulpipt and organ case. Heavy panelled plaster coved ceiling. Lantern light over Sunday School, with cast iron ballustraded gallery with school rooms heading off. Staircases with cast iron ballusters. Caretaker's office:- To the rear and east of the Church. 2 storeys, 3 bays. Doorway at extreme right with partly glazed door and rubbed brick flat arch. One ground floor window in left-hand bay. Sash windows throughout with glazing bars and rubbed brick flat arches. Internally, C17 timber framed wall.

Listing NGR: TG2321908768

External Links

• Wikidata Q26514683

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