Description

BOROUGHGATE
1.
5114
Otley Methodist Church
SE 2045 1/260
II
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C.1870 an imposing town chapel, built of fine ashlar. Monumental Italianate classical
front of 5 bays with Palladian motife of interpenetrating pediment over side bays and 3
bay centre piece projecting with heavy moulded and bracketed pediment. 3 bay arcade to
ground floor, archivolt arches with Doric columns engaged in jambs, panelled spandrels.
Deep entablature and applied parapet to "piano mobile" with coupled quoin pilasters
stay to main entablature. Triple arcade of windows to 1st floor, the centre taller, coupled
pilaster jambs and keyed archivolt arches. The pediment has an oculus in scroll supported
frame, acroterion on flanking dies and crowning vase 7 bay side elevations of rock faced
"brick" with dentil cornice pediment, with similarly framed oculus to that on front, over
centre 3 bays of each side. Fine interior with full oval gallery on cast iron foliate
capped columns. Pierced wide pattern, decorating the low fronted pulpit centred in front
of organ loft end of gallery. Box pews focused in radial curve on pulpit. Good plasterwork
to compartmented ceiling. The whole is richly painted in white blue and gold.

Listing NGR: SE2043845534

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26542599

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Recommended Books

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  For the Record
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)