Former Unitarian chapel
Former Unitarian chapel, Upper Brook Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1270670
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Former Unitarian chapel
- Statutory Address:
- Former Unitarian chapel, Upper Brook Street
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1270670
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1974
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 06-Jun-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Former Unitarian chapel
- Statutory Address 1:
- Former Unitarian chapel, Upper Brook Street
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Former Unitarian chapel, Upper Brook Street
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Manchester (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 84745 96980
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 06/11/2018
SJ8496
698-1/21/621
MANCHESTER
UPPER BROOK STREET (east side)
Former Unitarian chapel
(Formerly listed as Chorlton-On-Medlock Islamic Academy, previously listed as: UPPER BROOK STREET (east side) Chorlton-On-Medlock Welsh Baptist Chapel)
03/10/74
II*
Formerly known as: Unitarian chapel UPPER BROOK STREET Chorlton-On-Medlock.
Unitarian chapel with attached Sunday school, subsequently Welsh Baptist church then Islamic Academy, now residential. 1837-39, by Sir Charles Barry. Coursed squared sandstone, slate roofs.
Early English style. Seven narrow bays with buttresses, a tall lancet with hoodmould in each bay; gabled west facade with giant archway moulded in three orders and containing a similar recessed arch with moulded two-centred arched doorway at ground floor and two-light window above; rose window in east gable: square corner pinnacles. Sunday School on same axis to north, attached by a link, two-storeyed under two-span roof, triple-gabled north side with large two-centred arched windows at first floor each of three lancet lights; canted apse to west end, lean-to porch in angle.
Interior of chapel has galleries to three sides, ribbed vaulted ceiling.
History: said to be the first Gothic Nonconformist chapel.
Listing NGR: SJ8474596980
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 457776
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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