Methodist Church is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1983. Church. 1 related planning application.

Methodist Church

WRENN ID
weathered-cloister-swift
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Macclesfield MP: Tim Roca (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 December 1983
Type
Church
Address
Methodist Church, Wellington Road, Bollington, SK10 5JR
OS grid reference
SJ 930 778
Coordinates
53.29773, -2.10529
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Methodist Church, built in 1886 by William Waddington of Manchester, is a Grade II listed building. It is constructed of buff sandstone ashlar and features a Welsh slate roof with a red tile ridge, designed in the 13th-century style. The church is aligned nearly north-south and has a nave consisting of five bays, along with a south-west tower topped by a spire. The nave is adorned with mullioned and transomed lancet-headed windows, which are set under hood moulds and include lancet-shaped lights with trefoil cusped elements in the upper sections. The south front has twin lancet entrances that are accessed by four steps. The south window features four lights with geometric tracery above, flanked by lancets. The tower is hexagonal with four stages, and the top stage includes louvred lancet bell openings on each face, all set within carved surrounds, culminating in a broached spire. Inside, the only surviving feature from the alterations made in 1959 is the raking south gallery, along with some original figured stained glass.

Local climate

Methodist Church sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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