Former Salem United Reformed Church is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 1976. Chapel. 16 related planning applications.

Former Salem United Reformed Church

WRENN ID
forbidden-passage-plum
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds South MP: Hilary Benn (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 August 1976
Type
Chapel
Address
Former Salem United Reformed Church, Hunslet Road, Hunslet, LS10 1JW
OS grid reference
SE 303 329
Coordinates
53.79229, -1.54099
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Former Salem United Reformed Church is an independent chapel that has been converted into a youth training workshop. It opened in 1790 and underwent alterations in 1901. The building is constructed of squared gritstone and features a slate roof that is hipped at the front. It has a modillion cornice and a parapet adorned with a wreath carved in relief, along with chamfered quoins.

The entrance front is two storeys high and has an elliptical shape with curved steps leading up to it. The centre of the facade projects forward and features paired doorways supported by pilasters and an entablature. This is flanked by doors leading to stairways and by round-headed windows. Above, there are two and three-light windows with moulded sills, aprons, and keyblocks. On the south side, the original structure remains intact, showcasing three round-headed windows on the ground floor with plain surrounds, an impost, and a first-floor band, while rectangular windows are present on the upper floor. The north side mirrors the fenestration of the south side and has a buttress on the right.

Inside, there are staircases to the left and right of the entrance, but no original features have been preserved as the gallery has been floored over. The chapel was notable for having influential business and professional families among its congregation at the turn of the 19th century. The building, minus the curved entrance block, is depicted on the 1847 Ordnance Survey map.

Local climate

Former Salem United Reformed Church receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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