Coombe Methodist Church

ST STEPHEN IN ST STEPHEN'S COOMBE SW 95 SW BRANNEL 3/140 Coombe Methodist Church - GV II

Methodist church. Dated 1859; enlarged 1890. Granite rubble with stone dressings. Slate roof with ridge tiles and gable ends. Plan: Single auditorium plan, with entrance at the front gable end and ritual east at the rear. Exterior: The front gable end is symmetrical, with central round-arched doorway with C20 plank double doors and margin-glazed fanlight; the doorway is approached by a flight of 6 granite steps with plain cast iron railings to each side and cast iron footscrapers. Tall round-arched window to right and left with 4-panes each light and margin glazing. Upper central circular recessed datestone with inscription in upper case lettering: WMC 1859 ENLARGED 1890. The right and left sides have three C19 12- pane sashes with cambered brick arches. Interior: Not fully accessible at time of survey (October 1987). There is a gallery at the front gable end, with panelled front with stencilled painted Gothic decorations, supported on shaped brackets. Organ at the rear gable end. The church may retain other features such as benches and rostrum.

Listing NGR: SW9497451319