Methodist Chapel

The Methodist Chapel in Eckington is a non-conformist (United Methodist) church built in 1875, with some alterations made in the late 20th century. It is constructed from regularly-coursed squared Coal Measures sandstone, featuring ashlar dressings, coped gables, and a Welsh slated roof. The chapel is two storeys high with a basement, which is used for the Sunday school, and has a rectangular plan with five bays.

The south elevation presents a broad gabled front, with the apex designed as a pediment. A flight of steps leads to the entrance, which is flanked by cast-iron spear-headed railings on low ashlar walls. The entrance is marked by pilasters that support a plain entablature, and a frieze that carries the inscription 'U.M.FREE CHURCH A.D.1875'. The wide semi-circular arched double doorway features panelled doors beneath a semi-circular fanlight that incorporates a roundel, with flanking lancet lights.

Giant pilasters define the doorway bay, extending up to the pediment. Above the doorway, there are triple semi-circular headed windows with an impost band. The outer bays contain basket arch-headed window openings on both the ground and first floors. The side elevation includes a lintel band for flat-headed two-light basement windows, a cill band for semi-circular headed first-floor openings, and an impost band for the first-floor semi-circular headed openings.

To the west, there is an attached stone boundary wall with a square terminal pier that connects to a semi-circular, railed entrance featuring tall gatepiers with shallow ogee caps. The ornamental gates have spear-headed rails that match the railing detail.

Inside, the chapel has a semi-circular south end to the gallery, which has a panelled fascia and is supported by cast iron columns with foliated capitals. An inserted ceiling isolates the gallery, from which benches have been removed. The organ has been relocated from the gallery to the ground floor, positioned at the rear of contemporary rostrum fittings. The interior retains original joinery, including panelled doors, architraves, and a simple staircase.