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Morley Central Methodist Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Morley, Leeds

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7442 / 53°44'39"N

Longitude: -1.6014 / 1°36'5"W

OS Eastings: 426386

OS Northings: 427607

OS Grid: SE263276

Mapcode National: GBR KT84.3K

Mapcode Global: WHC9R.C4NZ

Plus Code: 9C5WP9VX+MC

Entry Name: Morley Central Methodist Church

Listing Date: 30 April 1982

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1250732

English Heritage Legacy ID: 433186

ID on this website: 101250732

Location: Central Methodist Church, Town End, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS27

County: Leeds

Civil Parish: Morley

Built-Up Area: Morley

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Morley St Paul

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description



SE2627NW LS27 WESLEY STREET
MORLEY (south side)

8/66 Morley Central
Methodist Church
30.4.82

- II

Queen Street Methodist Church now Methodist Chapel. 1862 by James Simpson.
Hammer-dressed stone, ashlar dressings, Welsh blue-slate roof. 2 storeys.
4-bay symmetrical front. Rusticated quoins. Plinth, lst-floor sill band,
pedimented gable. The central 2 bays have close-set pair of large portals
framed by Doric piers with engaged Doric columns, deep entablature. Flanking
windows in shouldered plain-stone surrounds with keyed cambered heads. Consoles
to sills. lst-floor windows have keyed archivolted arches with pilaster jambs,
framed by pilaster strips with carved fluted console brackets to cornices over.
Bracketed pediment with same moulding returned to sides as eaves cornice. The
tympanum contains a large oculus on acanthus rinceaux scrolled base and supports.
Left-and right-hand returns of 6 bays of similar windows to front all with margin
and leaded glazing.

Interior: unaltered and finely-furnished with apsidal ended gallery, box pews,
ornate panelled and turned pulpit, table and rails with organ loft behind
containing a Binns Organ of 1920/21. Stained glass windows c1901. Contains
seating for 1,000.


Listing NGR: SE2638627607

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