Union Baptist Church

STRETFORD EDGE LANE SJ 89 SW (north side) (SJ 8094 SW) 6/19 Union Baptist 27/3/81 Church - II Chapel. 1867. Brick with ashlar facade. 3 x 5 bay hall with with single gallery. Classical, in a Baroque vein. Open pedimented 3-bay entrance elevation with boldly rusticated plinth and a stepped approach to the central double doors.The central bay is framed by paired giant 3/4 columns which support the pediment. 3 windows on 2 tiers, the upper ones arched and the middle of these larger, with its head extending into the zone of the entablature which extends across the rest of the front, turns the corners with a recessed quadrant and continues over the first bay of the side elevations which match the side bays of the front. Parapet. Tall arched windows to sides having impost band and apron panels. Additional rooms, vestries etc. project to either side at the rear. Interior:fittings include timber pews, gallery and pulpit. Coved ceiling. Stained glass.

Listing NGR: SJ8035594295