Building record 1563/20/0 - Chapel Mill, Macclesfield

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Summary

Free Methodist Chapel with inscribed band below cornice, now defaced, dated 1858. Converted to a textile mill in 1946.

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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 82 (Book). SCH4548.

Free Methodist Chapel with four bays at the front with three tiers of windows between three-storeyed wings. Inscribed band below cornice, now defaced, dated 1858.

<2> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 886-1/12/154 (Report). SCH1934.

Converted to a textile mill in 1946. Brick built with a Welsh slate roof.

<3> Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Revised List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, Borough of Macclesfield 1994/ 109 (Unpublished Report). SCH4570.

<4> National Museums Liverpool, 2005, An Archaeological and Desk-Based Assessment of Park Green and Jack Lee Mills, Macclesfield (Client Report). SCH4697.

Archaeological desk-based study and walkover survey, undertaken in November 2005, observed that Chapel Mill was, at time of survey, in use as office accommodation, the interior having been modernised and adapted circa 1996, but still with original internal features.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <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 82.
  • <2> Report: Department of the Environment. 1971-2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. N/A. 886-1/12/154.
  • <3> Unpublished Report: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Revised List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. Borough of Macclesfield 1994/ 109.
  • <4> Client Report: National Museums Liverpool. 2005. An Archaeological and Desk-Based Assessment of Park Green and Jack Lee Mills, Macclesfield. R2601. N/A. N/A.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 919 732 (45m by 37m) (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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Feb 1 2024 11:16AM