Former Congregational Chapel

The former Congregational Chapel, built in 1858 by Edward Walters, is located at 378-380 Deansgate in Manchester. This building, which has been altered over time, is constructed of red brick (with part of the facade now painted blue) and features slate roofs in an Italianate style. It has a gabled front facing the road and includes a nave and aisles that incorporate porches at the front ends. A tall square tower rises from the south aisle behind the porch, all situated above a basement storey that likely served as a schoolroom originally.

The gabled east front showcases a three-bay pedimented centre with pilasters. It features coupled round-headed windows at the lower level and tall round-headed recessed windows above, adorned with carved imposts and glazing that includes coloured margin panes. There is a saw-tooth band above the windows and a bracketed cornice at the pediment, which contains a crude wheel window. The flanking porches have round-headed doorways with elaborate moulded surrounds, including panelled pilasters with carved capitals, and round-headed panelled double doors with glazed top panels. Above the doors are panels featuring oculi in wreath surrounds.

The campanile tower is decorated with pilasters that create two very tall blank arches on each side. It has a prominent cornice and a square stone belfry with coupled round-headed openings, topped with a short slated spire that has lucarnes and a roof that sweeps over the eaves. The south side of the building has five round-headed windows on each floor, all featuring margin panes, with the upper windows having stone surrounds at the heads. Additionally, there is a clerestory window with three small stepped round-headed lights. The interior has not been inspected.