Where Am I? No. 193 - Building

[cazza59]

Must be a syn to take them. I'm agog at that



 

 

[radstockjeff]

For what they are worth here are my thoughts. Bit of a ramble I'm afraid!!!

Such little real information to go on here. I would favour a non conformist chapel with school room/meeting room at the side.  Many to choose  Baptist, all the various Methodist groups, Congs, Presbyterians  etc etc.   Or how about Masonic?

Perhaps mid 1800s in an industrial or urban setting, all quite drab.

Materials not clear other than either cement dressings, pilasters and window casings (or stone) with either brick or finely dressed stone facings to external walls.

Gable wall not a true classical style pediment, there is no horizontal frieze or entablature.. the short cornice returns are integral with the raking cornice/capping to the gable wall top.

Is there any other detail eg on the lamp brackets or door fanlights to indicate symbols of identification.

There seem to be many variations on the style, 4, 5 or even six bays and semi ciecular headed windows, with one or two doors and pedimented gables, on buildings of the various denominations.

Hope this might bring a little  more clarity to the search.

[DavidG02]

Not entirely happy with this ( and I should be getting to bed) but it has some similarities we can work with. Methodist 2 door 5 upper,3 lower windows and what looks to now be a plate above the rose

http://www.ddcwmethodists.btck.co.uk/CircuitChurches/DenbyDale

[Ruskie]

Very close stylistically but too rural I think dg.

I agree wit those who have suggested a city location for Caz's chapel.  It does look a bit grim and dusty and grimy. If so it is a distinct possibility that such an unremarkable building no longer exists.

While looking for something else a day or two ago I came across a term which may be an appropriate search term for the buildings at right angle to the chapel, but stupidly I have forgotten it. 

[cazza59]

For what they are worth here are my thoughts. Bit of a ramble I'm afraid!!!

Such little real information to go on here. I would favour a non conformist chapel with school room/meeting room at the side.  Many to choose  Baptist, all the various Methodist groups, Congs, Presbyterians  etc etc.   Or how about Masonic?

Perhaps mid 1800s in an industrial or urban setting, all quite drab.

Materials not clear other than either cement dressings, pilasters and window casings (or stone) with either brick or finely dressed stone facings to external walls.

Gable wall not a true classical style pediment, there is no horizontal frieze or entablature.. the short cornice returns are integral with the raking cornice/capping to the gable wall top.

Is there any other detail eg on the lamp brackets or door fanlights to indicate symbols of identification.

There seem to be many variations on the style, 4, 5 or even six bays and semi ciecular headed windows, with one or two doors and pedimented gables, on buildings of the various denominations.

Hope this might bring a little  more clarity to the search.

Wow, that's an impressive analysis!  Thanks very much Jeff, I'm sure we can get some search criteria from everything you've described.

[youngtug]

It look's like a lantern on a bracket between the doors. Like the blue lanterns outside of police stations. Most online views of such seem to be of a square section but I often drive by an old police station that has a light of that shape outside.

[cazza59]

Just boosting this one so people know it's not yet located.

Caz

[ChrissieL]

I agree with others who think that this building is a town centre chapel. Sadly, because of dwindling congregations, many of these chapels have been demolished or sold on to be used for other purposes eg furniture warehouses, coffee shops, cinemas etc.  if this is the case with this chapel it may look different now on the ground floor but I suspect the upper floor probably won't have changed much.

Chris

[radstockjeff]

Just been having another look around. The former Scottish Baptist Church (also noted as a Methodist Chapel) in Angle Street Burnley Lancs is the closest yet , but still no cigar.  I wonder if the style is more common to the North west of England? Just another thought.
(Found on Places of Worship in Burnley-Wikipedia)
Now in use as a Mosque.