Melksham United Church

ST 9063 MELKSHAM HIGH STREET (east side)

7/102 Melksham United Church

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Methodist Chapel, now United Reform Church. 1872, by Wilson, Willcox and Wilson of Bath. Rock-faced, Welsh slate roof. Imposing 2-storey, 3-window front. Blind portico has 4 giant Corinthian columns on large pedestals with modillioned pediment and cornice with oculus. Pair of 6-panelled doors with moulded architraves, bay-leaft pulvinated friezes and segmental pediments with decorated carved tympanums. To either side are pilasters with Corinthian capitals. Three first floor windows are round-arched sashes in shouldered architraves. Modillioned cornice with balustraded parapet and stone urn finials to corners. Right and left returns have four tall round-arched sashes in chamfered cases, separated by pilasters. Interior is plain with gallery over vestibule at west end only, east end has plain preaching boxes and railed enclosure, in front of round arch with hood mould and carved foliage terminals containing organ. To rear is attached church room of no special interest. Founded as The Methodist Chapel. (V.C.H., Wiltshire Vol 7 p. 168, 1953.) Unpublished material of J. Orbach.

Listing NGR: ST9050163698