Fuller Baptist Church

A Baptist chapel dating from 1861, designed by Edward Sharman. The principal facade is constructed of dressed limestone decorated with coloured terracotta tiles; the flanking elevations are of yellow stock brick on an ironstone rubblestone plinth, with limestone dressings. Stained glass features in windows on all elevations, and the roof is slate-covered.

The chapel is rectangular, facing south onto Gold Street, with a lateral range extending roughly west to east at the rear. It is a three-storey building. A small cylindrical spirelet with a cone-shaped roof rises from a square plinth at the centre of the roof ridge. The south elevation has a three-bay projecting porch with round arches supported on chamfered square columns flanked by colonnettes. The arches are embellished with coloured tiles featuring a diamond motif. The porch interior has further coloured tiles highlighting three round arches, panelled timber doors to the left and right, and a stained glass window centrally. A moulded plat band of decorated terracotta tiles separates the ground and first-floor storeys. The first floor has four round-headed windows divided by paired colonnettes and ornamented with keystones beneath a frieze of coloured tiles; these windows are also embellished with coloured glass. The third storey culminates in a triangular pediment, containing a central round window with carved embellishments.

The east and west elevations are of yellow stock brick on an ironstone rubblestone plinth topped with a limestone moulding, with moulded "special" bricks adorning the windows. Each elevation has five bays, separated by stepped brick pilasters. Ground-floor windows in each bay are topped with segmental arches, featuring ogee-moulded bricks above and toothed brick detail below, and contain two panes ornamented with stained glass. First-floor level has a pair of round-arched windows in each bay, also in two panes ornamented with stained glass.

A two-storey extension in yellow stock brick, executed in an Arts and Crafts style, was added to the east side at the rear in the early 20th century. This extension’s windows have segmental arches with ogee mouldings, mirroring the church’s earlier detailing, and feature substantial timber mullions, transoms, and simple leaded lights. The west elevation, facing the access lane, has two bays with three-over-three and one-over-one windows. The south elevation of the extension has two bays, each with three-over-three windows.

The interior retains a three-sided gallery with panelled fronts supported on iron pillars. The ceiling has coved sides, is divided into rectangular panels, raised centrally, also coved and panelled, with tie beams across beneath. The fittings are of mahogany. The church also contains a stained glass medallion depicting Andrew Fuller.