Description

CHESTER CITY (EM)

SJ4066 UPPER NORTHGATE STREET
1932-1/6/280 (West side)
Northgate Church

II

Congregational church. 1874. By TM Lockwood; Thomas Richards
contractor. Yellow squared snecked sandstone to front and
brick to sides and rear; purple slate roof banded with triple
rows of fishscale slates. Liturgical west is compass east; the
description is by liturgical orientation. Hall-nave;
south-west spire; 2-storey office on east end.
EXTERIOR: the west front has north doorway with stone steps,
buttresses, polished red granite colonnettes with Early
English capitals, moulded arch in gable; similar doorway in
south-west tower; late C20 glazed double doors of 3 panes in
timber frame. West window of 5 lancets rising to centre; 4
small lancets to lobby below west window; coped gable
containing 3 louvred lancets. Buttressed 3-stage tower; paired
flat-topped slit-windows in second stage; lancet beneath
arched recess in third stage; broaches to octagonal belfry
with a louvred lancet bell-opening in each side; stone spire;
weathervane.
The north face has stone west bay with shoulder-arched window;
stone buttresses. 6 Flemish bond brick bays have plinth, stone
sillband; paired lancets with cream brick voussoirs;
stone-dressed brick buttresses. Blank east end with simple
brick, lean-to roofed office. The south side has 6 brick bays
detailed as the north side; south side of tower has
shoulder-arched window in first stage; second and third stages
as to front.
INTERIOR: an inserted suspended ceiling; furnishing replaced.
The original roof structure, now hidden, is stated to be
intact.
(Simpson F: Notes on Chester Churches and Chapels: CR 119/26:
103).

Listing NGR: SJ4034566896

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Northgate Church, Chester at Wikipedia
• Northgate Church, Chester official website
• Wikidata Q7059445

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