Description

SX 45 SW MILLBROOK NEW STREET, Millbrook

6/274 Millbrook Methodist Church

II

Methodist church. Dated 1873. Limestone rubble, rendered front, slate roof with
crested ridged tiles. Auditorium with 2-storey porch to front; entrance under the
gallery ; auditorium has apsidal end for organ chamber with single storey vestry and
boiler room to rear; C20 schoolrooms attached to rear right.
Front has porch on plinth with round-arched doorway, double doors with fanlight and
single light to each side with moulded string course over. Pedimental string course
above with corbels. At first floor, cill band course and 3 round-arched lights with
margin glazing, circular, inscription plaque above, "Wesley 1873 John Waterman, Thomas
Jasper". Segmental pediment over on corbels. One bay of auditorium to right and
left, ground floor has margin-glazed sash with fanlight former from stylised plaster
anthemia, moulded string. First floor has band course supporting fluted pilasters,
round-headed margin-glazed sash with moulded pedincental gable over all, central die
surmounted by urn with ball finial.
Right and left sides have 4 tall round-headed margin-glazed sashes, with 2 further
sashes at lower level. Left side has attached 2-storey block with hipped roof, front
rendered with round-arched doorway with C20 door and fanlight, moulded string,
cornice and blocking course. Rear has apse, and small single storey block attached
to right and left for vestry and boilerhouse. Circular opening in upper gable end
with pierced wooden ventilation louvre.
Interior The auditorium has a gallery at the entrance end, with cast iron panels and
cast iron piers. Rostrum has stair right and left with cast iron balustrade, central
reading desk on fluted wooden columns with cast iron panels as on gallery. Communion
rail also with cast ironiballustrade.
Fittings: wooden pews in auditorium and gallery.

Listing NGR: SX4234952194

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26596403

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