Building record 14480 - Trinity Methodist Church

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Summary

A methodist chapel built in the late 1960s in the Expressionist style.

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<1> Hartwell C, Hyde M, Hubbard E & Pevsner N, 2011, The Buildings of England: Cheshire (2011 revision), p.299 (Book). SCH7059.

Built in 1968 and designed by Gordon Ball. The western wall has three full height diamond-shaped windows with abstract strained glass designed by the architect. Glass in the beams on the interior continues the design of the windows inside the church. The copper coloured up and down roof was designed with acoustic requirements in mind.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1875, Metric Ten Foot Scale Town Plan of Congleton (Maps and Plans). SCH4541.

Built on the site of an earlier nineteenth century Wesleyan Methodist Chapel.

<3> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Land Line and Master Map Vector Maps, 17/01/2019 (Maps and Plans). SCH4491.

<4> Twentieth Century Society, 2014, Twentieth Century Society Database of Twentieth Century Churches (Digital Archive). SCH9146.

Architect was Gordon Ball of VWB Architects. Completed 1968.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Book: Hartwell C, Hyde M, Hubbard E & Pevsner N. 2011. The Buildings of England: Cheshire (2011 revision). p.299.
  • <2> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1875. Metric Ten Foot Scale Town Plan of Congleton. 1:500.
  • <3>XY Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Land Line and Master Map Vector Maps. 17/01/2019. [Mapped features: #51241 17/01/2019; #51242 17/01/2019]
  • <4> Digital Archive: Twentieth Century Society. 2014. Twentieth Century Society Database of Twentieth Century Churches. N/A.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 8575 6281 (28m by 24m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ86SE
Civil Parish CONGLETON, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County CONGLETON, ASTBURY, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Dec 28 2023 11:42AM