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Wesley Methodist Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Halifax, Calderdale

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7086 / 53°42'30"N

Longitude: -1.8255 / 1°49'31"W

OS Eastings: 411615

OS Northings: 423588

OS Grid: SE116235

Mapcode National: GBR HTPK.L9

Mapcode Global: WHC9T.X1WR

Plus Code: 9C5WP55F+CQ

Entry Name: Wesley Methodist Church

Listing Date: 21 February 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1330022

English Heritage Legacy ID: 447660

ID on this website: 101330022

Location: Southowram, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, HX3

County: Calderdale

Electoral Ward/Division: Town

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Halifax

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Southowram St Anne-in-the-Grove

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


CHAPEL LANE
SE 12 SW
679-/3/10055
(South side)
southowram
Wesley Methodist Church
II
Methodist chapel, and attached former ministers house. 1806, enlarged 1890. Coursed
stone with ashlar dressings, and stone slate roofs. 2 storey. North, gable front has 3
windows, with a large round headed central window which spans both floors. The ashlar
surround has a raised keystone and impost blocks, between the floors a panel inscribed
WESLEYAN-ENLARGED-1890, the 2-light windows have margin lights and the upper
window also has round headed lights and a central circular light. Eitherside are single
margin light windows and above single similar round headed windows. Above a moulded
ashlar cornice to the half-hipped gable. East front, 7 windows, with to the right a large
double doorway with ashlar surround, two 8-panel doors and an overlight. To the left
6 margin light windows. Above 7 similar round headed windows with raised keystones,
and above a bracketed eaves. West front has similar fenestration. South, gable front has
a single margin light window on the ground floor, and an attached smaller wing, the
ministers house to the original chapel. The east front has a doorway to the left with a
4-panel door and a flush ashlar surround, to the right a 3-light flush mullion window with
a central plain sash. To the right again a single plain sash in similar surround. Above
blocked former 3-light window. Attached to the south a later, single storey lean-to
addition. Above in the south gable a former 2-light flush mullion window, now blocked
with a tiny shuttered opening in the top right corner. Interior: retains U-shaped gallery
with original pews and panelled front supported on iron columns. Ground floor retains
original wooden pews, pulpit, reading desk and organ case in the segmental archway.


Listing NGR: SE1161523588

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