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Latitude: 51.3723 / 51°22'20"N
Longitude: -2.1378 / 2°8'16"W
OS Eastings: 390501
OS Northings: 163698
OS Grid: ST905636
Mapcode National: GBR 1S4.SDC
Mapcode Global: VH96Q.WRPW
Plus Code: 9C3V9VC6+WV
Entry Name: Melksham United Church
Listing Date: 13 February 1985
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1364140
English Heritage Legacy ID: 314319
ID on this website: 101364140
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12
County: Wiltshire
Civil Parish: Melksham
Built-Up Area: Melksham
Traditional County: Wiltshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire
Church of England Parish: Melksham
Church of England Diocese: Salisbury
Tagged with: Church building
ST 9063 MELKSHAM HIGH STREET
(east side)
7/102 Melksham United Church
II
Methodist Chapel, now United Reform Church. 1872, by Wilson,
Willcox and Wilson of Bath. Rock-faced, Welsh slate roof.
Imposing 2-storey, 3-window front. Blind portico has 4 giant
Corinthian columns on large pedestals with modillioned pediment and
cornice with oculus. Pair of 6-panelled doors with moulded
architraves, bay-leaft pulvinated friezes and segmental pediments
with decorated carved tympanums. To either side are pilasters with
Corinthian capitals. Three first floor windows are round-arched
sashes in shouldered architraves. Modillioned cornice with
balustraded parapet and stone urn finials to corners. Right and
left returns have four tall round-arched sashes in chamfered cases,
separated by pilasters.
Interior is plain with gallery over vestibule at west end only,
east end has plain preaching boxes and railed enclosure, in front
of round arch with hood mould and carved foliage terminals
containing organ. To rear is attached church room of no special
interest. Founded as The Methodist Chapel. (V.C.H., Wiltshire Vol
7 p. 168, 1953.) Unpublished material of J. Orbach.
Listing NGR: ST9050163698
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