Description

SD 81 NE
11/248

WHITWORTH,
MARKET STREET (West side),
Methodist Church

II

Methodist Church, later C19, with earlier school attached at rear.
Rock-faced sandstone with ashlar dressings, slate roof. Rectangular plan,
3 x 6 bays; school continued at angle, 4 small bays. Both 2 storeys, but
school only ½ the height. Gable to road: 3-bay symmetrical pedimented
facade, with string course, giant rusticated clasping pilasters finished
with panels at the top; double 6-panel doors, semicircular fanlight with
glazing bars, large moulded and panelled architrave with round-headed arch
and keystone, dentilled cornice, plain frieze which forms sill to 1st floor
tripartite window: this has round-headed lights, circular lights in the
heads, moulded archivolt (with keystones); flanking bays have segmental-
headed windows at ground floor, with stilted labels, and round-headed
windows at 1st floor. All these windows have glazing bars and margin panes.
Pediment has oculus with shaped surround. Side walls have segmental-headed
windows at ground floor, round-headed at 1st floor. School to rear is of
coursed sandstone, with rectangular windows at ground floor and round-headed
windows above.

Listing NGR: SD8841117596

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26458005

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