Congleton United Reformed Church is in Antrobus Street, Congleton, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1]
Congleton United Reformed Church | |
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53°09′52″N 2°13′02″W / 53.1645°N 2.2171°W | |
OS grid reference | SJ 856 631 |
Location | Antrobus Street, Congleton, Cheshire |
Country | England |
Denomination | United Reformed Church |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II |
Designated | 4 April 1975 |
Architect(s) | William Sugden |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1876 |
Completed | 1877 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Stone, slate roof |
History
editThe building originated as a Congregational church. It was designed by William Sugden, an architect from Leek, and built in 1876–77.[2]
Architecture
editConstructed in stone, the church has a slate roof. Its architectural style is Gothic Revival. The entrance front has a double portal, each doorway having a pointed arch. At the northeast is a squat octagonal turret.[1] There is a large west window. On the gable above it is a large tabernacle surmounted by a ball finial with a long stalk. The authors of the Buildings of England series state that the church exhibits "astonishingly free handling of the Gothic precedents", and that "everything is richly and individually treated".[2] Inside the church is a gallery at the east end.[1] The three-manual organ was made by J. J. Binns for Claremont Baptist Church, Bolton. It was moved here and rebuilt in 1984 by Leonard Reeves.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Historic England, "Congregational Church, Congleton (1130487)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 February 2012
- ^ a b Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 299, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
- ^ Cheshire, Congleton, United Reformed Church (D07552), British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 26 February 2012