Manor Lane Wesleyan Reformed Church Including Number 21

SE 13 NW SHIPLEY MANOR LANE (east side) Shipley

2/110 Manor Lane 30th April 1982 Wesleyan Reformed Church, including No 21

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Wesleyan Reformed Church and former caretaker's house now private dwelling. Dated 1863. Builders: Messrs John Ives and Son of Shipley. Ashlar. Welsh slate roof. Single storey with basement. Three-bay symmetrical front with open pediment over centre break. Deep plinth. A flight of stone steps, with ashlar side walls, leads to central doorway with engaged Doric columns, flanked by pilasters. Doric entablature and blocking course surmounted by oculus on scrolled support with cornice above. Inscription, in raised capitals, reads: 'HALL LANE CHAPEL 1863". The flanking windows are round-arched,have marginal glazing, consoles to sills and archivolts on lugged stops. Moulded eaves cornice. Hipped roof. Six-bay side elevations the round-arched windows having marginal glazing. Square-headed basement windows. Set back at rear is No 21, the left side of 2 bays with sash windows and door.

Interior: Church has original pews; the doors and sides with round- arched panels. Furnishings at the front appear to tie later C19. Pedimented doors at front. Entrances to each side at rear from central lobby.

The building cost £1,500 and was designed to seat 400 people.

Listing NGR: SE1467437496