Building record 1563/12/0 - Baptist Chapel, St Georges Street

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Summary

A Baptists Chapel, in the Italianate style and with a continuous galley and circular pulpit, built in 1873-4. Between 1989 and 1909, a possible Sunday School was added to the chapel’s immediate south.

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Full Description

<1> Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME), 1994, An Inventory of Non-Conformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in the North of England, Cheshire Number 72 (Book). SCH4548.

Baptist Chapel built in Italianate style in 1873 with continuous galley and circular pulpit.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1873-4, Metric Ten Foot Scale Town Plan of Macclesfield (Maps and Plans). SCH4489.

This map, surveyed between 1870 and 1871, does not depict the chapel. The site now occupied by the chapel is part of an enclosed yard.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ9173, 1898 (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

This map depicts the chapel, labelled Bapt. Chap..

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ9173, 1909 (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.

This map depicts the chapel, with the adjoining extension on the corner of Grapes Street and St George's Street.

<5> Hartwell C, Hyde M, Hubbard E & Pevsner N, 2011, The Buildings of England: Cheshire (2011 revision), p.459 (Book). SCH7059.

By T. Horsfield of Halifax, 1873-4.

<6> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Land Line and Master Map Vector Maps, 20/11/2024 (Maps and Plans). SCH4491.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Book: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME). 1994. An Inventory of Non-Conformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in the North of England. Cheshire Number 72.
  • <2> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1873-4. Metric Ten Foot Scale Town Plan of Macclesfield. 1:500.
  • <3> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1896-1898. Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire. 25 in to 1 mile (1:2500). SJ9173, 1898.
  • <4> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1909-1912. Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire. SJ9173, 1909.
  • <5> Book: Hartwell C, Hyde M, Hubbard E & Pevsner N. 2011. The Buildings of England: Cheshire (2011 revision). p.459.
  • <6>XY Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Land Line and Master Map Vector Maps. 20/11/2024. [Mapped features: #26103 ; #45085 ]

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 918 730 (27m by 28m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ97SW
Civil Parish MACCLESFIELD NON PARISH AREA, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County MACCLESFIELD, PRESTBURY, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Nov 22 2024 3:59PM