Trinity House

SJ 79 SE SALE NORTHENDEN ROAD (south side)

3/168 No. 114 7.2.78 (Trinity House) (Formerly listed as Trinity Methodist - Church) II

Methodist chapel, now auction rooms. 1875. Pennington and Bridgen of Manchester. Brick and ashlar with slate roof. Classic chapel plan with 3-sided gallery. The C20 chapel which adjoins at the rear is not included in this entry. 2- storey 5-bay entrance front has full height distyle Ionic portico in antis in a grand manner. Rusticated stone plinth, giant corner pilasters, dentilled cornice, entablature inscribed TRINITY CHAPEL and 3-bay dentilled pediment with cross in tympanum. Enriched entablatures with antefixae to ground floor outer bay windows and semi-circular headed first floor window with architrave and enriched panel between the two. 7-bay side elevations to a related design. Interior: staircases flank the portico and lead to the gallery which has a panelled pitch pine parapet with enriched plaster band and is supported on cast iron columns with elaborate capitals. The central wooden pulpit stands in front of the former organ arch (now blocked) with panelled soffit and giant 1/2 columns and pilasters. The ceiling is coved and has an enriched panelled cupola supporting a large wrought iron light fitting. Stained glass. The design was won in a competition.

Listing NGR: SJ7968391581