Methodist Chapel

Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, dating to 1759 and enlarged in 1860. The front is of pecked sandstone ashlar, while the left return and rear are of rubble stone with ashlar dressings and millstone grit quoins. The roof is covered in graduated green slates. The building is one storey high and comprises three bays. A wide step leads to a central four-panel double door set in a keyed round-headed surround. Above the door is a high corniced panel inscribed "WESLEYAN CHAPEL ERECTED 1760 ENLARGED 1860" in Roman capitals. Flanking windows are high and have keyed round heads with voussoirs and projecting stone sills. The left return has a blocked window with a flat stone lintel, and the rear has two round-headed windows; all windows have glazing bars. Inside, a west pulpit with single side steps and a short communion rail with a flower-patterned wrought iron balustrade, originally from Bowlees Methodist Chapel, are present. A simple pulpit with raised fielded panelling is situated in the north-west corner and is original to the building, though it was previously used at Low Houses. Tiered pews, a boarded dado, and walls all date to the 1860 enlargement; the ceiling cornice and four fret-carved round wood ventilation panels also date to this period. A large cast iron free-standing stove, "The Romesse," made by Smith and Wellstood Limited, Columbian Stove Works, Bonnybridge, Scotland, is also present. Coloured glass is featured in the top lights of the windows. The 1860 enlargement involved raising the eaves and installing the tiered pews, rather than expanding the floor area. John Wesley preached at this chapel.