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Latitude: 53.4693 / 53°28'9"N
Longitude: -2.2313 / 2°13'52"W
OS Eastings: 384745
OS Northings: 396980
OS Grid: SJ847969
Mapcode National: GBR DMM.JB
Mapcode Global: WHB9N.P2P5
Plus Code: 9C5VFQ99+PF
Entry Name: Former Unitarian chapel
Listing Date: 3 October 1974
Last Amended: 6 June 1994
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1270670
English Heritage Legacy ID: 457776
ID on this website: 101270670
Location: University, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M13
County: Manchester
Electoral Ward/Division: Ardwick
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Manchester
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester
Church of England Parish: Brunswick Christ Church
Church of England Diocese: Manchester
Tagged with: Church building Gothic Revival
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 06/11/2018
SJ8496
698-1/21/621
MANCHESTER
UPPER BROOK STREET (east side)
Former Unitarian chapel
(Formerly listed as Chorlton-On-Medlock Islamic Academy, previously listed as: UPPER BROOK STREET (east side) Chorlton-On-Medlock Welsh Baptist Chapel)
03/10/74
II*
Formerly known as: Unitarian chapel UPPER BROOK STREET Chorlton-On-Medlock.
Unitarian chapel with attached Sunday school, subsequently Welsh Baptist church then Islamic Academy, now residential. 1837-39, by Sir Charles Barry. Coursed squared sandstone, slate roofs.
Early English style. Seven narrow bays with buttresses, a tall lancet with hoodmould in each bay; gabled west facade with giant archway moulded in three orders and containing a similar recessed arch with moulded two-centred arched doorway at ground floor and two-light window above; rose window in east gable: square corner pinnacles. Sunday School on same axis to north, attached by a link, two-storeyed under two-span roof, triple-gabled north side with large two-centred arched windows at first floor each of three lancet lights; canted apse to west end, lean-to porch in angle.
Interior of chapel has galleries to three sides, ribbed vaulted ceiling.
History: said to be the first Gothic Nonconformist chapel.
Listing NGR: SJ8474596980
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