Former Unitarian Chapel And Sunday School

SD 92SW TODMORDEN (former M.B.) WELLFIELD TERRACE

5/317 Former Unitarian Chapel and Sunday School (formerly listed under 29.4.82 Bank Street) G.V. II

The original Methodist-Unitarian Todmorden Chapel 1822-24, superseded by Gibson's 1869 Unitarian Church, Honey Holey Road (q.v.). Added cross-wing 1899. Now forms plastics factory. Hammer-dressed stone, slate roof. Single-storey to road, 2 to valley, west side, with the original Sunday School in lower-ground floor. Gabled 3-storey cross-wing. 5-bay front with squared surround windows. 2 similar windows to south west end, the original Sunday school lower ground floor fenestration retains glazing bars. Low pitch ½ hipped roof with console brackets spaced to gutter-eaves cornice. Chamfered rusticated quoins. The cross-wing has a shaped gable with kneelers. Doorway for sunday school entrance has triple keystone over which is inscribed tablet set within a recess which reads: TO THE MEMORY OF SAMUEL, JOHN, AND JOSHUA FIELDEN, Constant Benefactors of THE UNITARIAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL This stone was laid by S. ALFRED STEINTHAL June 17th 1899 3 large windows to lst floor. 5-bay return, and 5-bay main range all with windows with plain stone surrounds. Gable to south has inserted loading bay c.1980.

Listing NGR: SD9364723950