Former Unitarian chapel is a Grade II* listed building in the Manchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 October 1974. A C19 Chapel. 2 related planning applications.

Former Unitarian chapel

WRENN ID
muffled-rood-oak
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Manchester
Country
England
Date first listed
3 October 1974
Type
Chapel
Source
Historic England listing

Description

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 06/11/2018

SJ8496 698-1/21/621

MANCHESTER UPPER BROOK STREET (east side) Former Unitarian chapel

(Formerly listed as Chorlton-On-Medlock Islamic Academy, previously listed as: UPPER BROOK STREET (east side) Chorlton-On-Medlock Welsh Baptist Chapel)

03/10/74

II* Formerly known as: Unitarian chapel UPPER BROOK STREET Chorlton-On-Medlock.

Unitarian chapel with attached Sunday school, subsequently Welsh Baptist church then Islamic Academy, now residential. 1837-39, by Sir Charles Barry. Coursed squared sandstone, slate roofs.

Early English style. Seven narrow bays with buttresses, a tall lancet with hoodmould in each bay; gabled west facade with giant archway moulded in three orders and containing a similar recessed arch with moulded two-centred arched doorway at ground floor and two-light window above; rose window in east gable: square corner pinnacles. Sunday School on same axis to north, attached by a link, two-storeyed under two-span roof, triple-gabled north side with large two-centred arched windows at first floor each of three lancet lights; canted apse to west end, lean-to porch in angle.

Interior of chapel has galleries to three sides, ribbed vaulted ceiling.

History: said to be the first Gothic Nonconformist chapel.

Listing NGR: SJ8474596980

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