Moravian Church And Attached Manse

The Moravian Church and attached Manse in Leominster date back to 1759, with the church undergoing alterations in 1875 and the manse around 1900. The building is constructed of red brick and features a Welsh slate roof with brick ridge and end stacks. It consists of a single long range, with a single-storey church on the left and a two-storey manse on the right.

The church has a three-window range of 19th-century stone two-light windows, likely fitted into the original openings, which are topped with brick segmental arches and corniced keystones. An octagonal open lantern sits on the roof ridge. The stone plinth and moulded stone eaves extend to the manse on the right. The left side features a six-panel door, with the upper panels glazed, and a two-over-two sash window above it. Following this is a two-storey canted bay with two-over-two sashes, a similar bay in a 1900 extension, and a door with an overlight. The brick on the extreme right is inscribed with the date 1759, just before the extension. The church entrance on the left end also has a six-panel door. The church's rear has similar windows, while the manse includes additional two-over-two sashes and lean-tos.

Inside, the orientation of the church was changed in 1875 from a central cross-axis entrance, which blocked the view below the central windows. The fittings date from this period, although the panelled-front gallery may be a reworking of the original. The roof now features open trusses, but there was originally an attic, evidenced by a blocked doorway leading from the attic of the manse. The manse retains six-panel doors, an upper flight of stick baluster stairs, and a roof with two tiers of collars and purlins.

The Moravian congregation in Leominster was established around 1750, with the church consecrated in 1761 by Bishop Gambold.