Moravian Church and Attached Manse is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1996. Church, manse.
Moravian Church and Attached Manse
- WRENN ID
- grim-terrace-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 March 1996
- Type
- Church, manse
- Address
- Moravian Church and Attached Manse, South Street, Leominster
- OS grid reference
- SO 496 586
- Coordinates
- 52.22389, -2.73904
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
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.
Local climate
Moravian Church and Attached Manse receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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