Bulkeley Methodist Church

Bulkeley Methodist Church
Bulkeley Methodist Church from the southeast
Bulkeley Methodist Church Location in Cheshire
Coordinates: 53°05′09″N 2°42′02″W / 53.0857°N 2.7005°W
OS grid reference	SJ 532 545
Location	Wrexham Road, Bulkeley, Cheshire
Country	England
Denomination	Methodist
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	29 October 1984
Style	Georgian
Specifications
Materials	Brick, slate roofs

Bulkeley Methodist Church is in Wrexham Road in the village of Bulkeley, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.^[1]

History

The church is dated 1861. It was originally called the Jubilee Primitive Methodist Chapel.^[1]

Architecture

The building is constructed in red brick on a stone plinth with a slate roof.^[1] Despite its date, the architectural style is Georgian.^[2] It has a rectangular plan in two bays orientated north-south. The entrance is on the south side and contains a doorcase above which is a fanlight. This is flanked by round-headed sash windows. Above these is a pediment containing a panel with the original name of the church and its date. There are similar sash windows along the sides of the church. Inside the church is a reredos containing a three-arched arcade. The pulpit is hexagonal. The listing describes it as "an intact and pleasing example of a small chapel of the date".^[1]

See also

• Listed buildings in Bulkeley

References

1. Historic England, "Bulkeley Methodist Church (1138614)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 February 2012
2. Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 191, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6