Congleton United Reformed Church

Congleton United Reformed Church
United Reformed Church, Antrobus Street, Congleton
Congleton United Reformed Church Location in Cheshire
Coordinates: 53°09′52″N 2°13′02″W / 53.1645°N 2.2171°W / 53.1645; -2.2171
OS grid reference	SJ 856 631
Location	Antrobus Street, Congleton, Cheshire
Country	England
Denomination	United Reformed Church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	4 April 1975
Architect(s)	William Sugden
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1876
Completed	1877
Specifications
Materials	Stone, slate roof

Congleton United Reformed Church is in Antrobus Street, Congleton, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.^[1]

History

The building originated as a Congregational church. It was designed by William Sugden, an architect from Leek, and built in 1876–77.^[2]

Architecture

Constructed in stone, the church has a slate roof. Its architectural style is Gothic Revival. The entrance front has a double portal, each doorway having a pointed arch. At the northeast is a squat octagonal turret.^[1] There is a large west window. On the gable above it is a large tabernacle surmounted by a ball finial with a long stalk. The authors of the Buildings of England series state that the church exhibits "astonishingly free handling of the Gothic precedents", and that "everything is richly and individually treated".^[2] Inside the church is a gallery at the east end.^[1] The three-manual organ was made by J. J. Binns for Claremont Baptist Church, Bolton. It was moved here and rebuilt in 1984 by Leonard Reeves.^[3]

See also

• Listed buildings in Congleton

References

External links

• "Congleton - Congregationalist" at genuki.eu