The Methodist Church is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 July 1992. Church. 4 related planning applications.

The Methodist Church

WRENN ID
worn-flint-moth
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 July 1992
Type
Church
Address
The Methodist Church, High Street, Stokesley, TS9 5DQ
OS grid reference
NZ 523 085
Coordinates
54.46994, -1.1941
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Methodist Church, built in 1866, was designed by Herbert Isitt of Bradford. It features rock-faced stone and brick with ashlar dressings and slate roofs, characterized by raised and coped gables with kneelers and finials. The west gabled front includes a slightly projecting gabled porch with a pointed arched entrance, featuring two shouldered doorways with plank doors, flanked by a column and a quatrefoil above. On either side, there are single lancet windows, and above is a central three-light pointed arched window with geometric tracery, flanked by more single lancets. In the gable, there are three ring lancets. The facade is further enhanced by single octagonal turrets topped with spires, and curved single-storey wings that each have a four-arch blind arcade, topped by a parapet with smaller octagonal turrets beyond. The side and rear walls are constructed of brick with plain ashlar dressings. The nave features alternating two-light pointed arched windows and short lancets, leading to a cross wing that houses parish rooms and a meeting hall.

Inside, the church retains its original paneled wooden roof and a west gallery over the porch supported by two ornate columns. The short chancel contains an ornate organ case, while the eastern reading desk has been partly dismantled and moved. The nave still has most of its pews, and many of the windows feature late 19th-century stained glass.

Local climate

The Methodist Church receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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