Methodist Church is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1986. Church. 7 related planning applications.

Methodist Church

WRENN ID
north-cornice-dawn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Tatton MP: Esther McVey (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 August 1986
Type
Church
Address
Methodist Church, Westage Lane, Great Budworth, CW9 6HJ
OS grid reference
SJ 664 776
Coordinates
53.29446, -2.50465
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Methodist Church, built in the mid-19th century, was designed for Rowland Egerton Warburton. It is constructed of brown brick in an English garden wall bond, with a grey slate roof. The chapel is a simple rectangular shape, with a small service wing set at a right angle on the south side. The main entrance features double doors, each composed of three bolection-moulded panels, set within a recessed round-arched opening, preceded by two stone steps. Above the doors is a sash window with 30 panes, set within a painted stone lintel and projecting cill. A round-arched fixed light is located in the west end of the building. A similar sash window appears at the rear, alongside the service wing. The east end has two round-arched fixed lights.

The interior is plastered and retains its original, complete pine furnishings. A dado runs two panels high. There are six fixed pews on each side of the aisle, with the three rearmost tiers being tiered. A rail leads to a dais at the east end, featuring turned balusters and chamfered posts. The central portion of the rail curves outwards in front of the minister's desk, which has shaped panels, end posts topped with ornate turned knobs, and a round-topped backboard on the wall behind. The church is a well-preserved example of its type, retaining its original appearance both internally and externally. It was likely influenced in its design and workmanship by Rowland Egerton Warburton, who contributed to its construction.

Local climate

Methodist Church sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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