Coordinates: 53°55′45″N 1°23′13″W / 53.92913°N 1.38703°W / 53.92913; -1.38703

Wetherby Methodist Church

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Wetherby Methodist Church
Wetherby Methodist Church
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53°55′45″N 1°23′13″W / 53.92913°N 1.38703°W / 53.92913; -1.38703
LocationWetherby, Leeds,
West Yorkshire
CountryEngland
DenominationMethodist Church of Great Britain
WebsiteWetherby Methodist

Wetherby Methodist Church is an active Methodist Church of Great Britain church in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England. The present church is on Bank Street and replaces earlier chapels on North Street and Victoria Street. The church is Grade II listed, having been designated so on 30 April 1982.[1]

History

The present building opened on 30 October 1829 and was built at a cost of £720. The building replaces previous Methodist churches, one on North Street which has been demolished and is now a car park and another on Victoria Street which is now in use as commercial premises. The church received a grant from the National Churches Trust for £10,000 in 2010[2] The present church was refurbished in 2012.

Architecture

Interior
Single storey extension to the rear

The present building dates from 1829 and is of two storeys and built of Ashlar magnesian limestone with a Welsh slate roof. The interior has galleries on three sides as well as behind the pulpit. There are later single storey extensions to the rear,[1] which contains a church centre. There is a small garden to the rear.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Historic England. "Wetherby Wesleyan Methodist Church (1135064)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Wetherby Methodist Church". National Churches trust. Retrieved 13 April 2020.

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