Clawton Bridge Methodist Chapel

The building is a Methodist chapel dating from 1870, as indicated by a datestone. It is constructed of stone rubble with buff brick dressings and quoins, and has a slate roof with fleur de lis crested ridge tiles. The east end of the chapel is clad in corrugated iron. The rectangular plan is oriented with the (ritual) west gable facing the road. Designed in a simple Gothic style, the chapel features 2-centred arched windows with brick jambs, keystones, and intersecting glazing bars above 12-pane sashes. The symmetrical west end has a central 2-centred arched doorway with chamfered jambs, a keystone, and a contemporary arched, panelled door. Flanking the doorway are similar windows. A ventilator in the gable has an arched frame, a keystone, and slate louvres. A tablet above the door is inscribed "Wesleyan Chapel 1870". The interior retains a set of modest, contemporary fittings, including raised seating to the west end with a timber narthex screen. Other features include a moulded plaster cornice, a pierced trefoil-headed rail in front of the rostrum, steps up to the rostrum with chamfered stopped stick balusters and a wreathed handrail. The chapel represents a good example of a simple design and retains an unspoiled interior.