Congregational Chapel and School. Hollingworth

HOLLINGWORTH - The memorial stone of a new Congregational Chapel and school at Hollingworth, near Hadfield, was laid on Good Friday. The new edifice will be in the Gothic style, built of stone obtained from Millbrook quarry, and faced with Dunfordbridge parpoints. The chapel is to accommodate about 500 people. The school will be under the chapel - the floor on a level with the ground - and will accommodate about 600 children. Mr. Henry Pinchbeck, of Norfolk Street, Manchester, is the architect. [Building News 5 April 1872 page 283]

HOLLINGWORTH  - The foundation-stone of a new Congregational chapel and school at Hollingworth, near Hadfield, Cheshire, has been laid. The new edifice will be in the Gothic style of architecture, built of stone obtained from Millbrook quarry, and faced with Dunford Bridge parpoints. There will be a tower, "with buttressed angles, and slated spire. The total height is 86 feet. The chapel will be lighted at the sides by pointed three-light windows, and the bays will be marked by buttresses between the windows. The total length of the chapel, measured in the centre, exclusive of the entrance, will be 62 feet 6 in.; the width, 40 feet; the height, from floor to ceiling, will be 36 feet. The chapel will accommodate about 500 people. The school will be under the chapel, of the same size, the floor on a level with the ground, and 14 feet high. There will be six class-rooms, three at each end. The walls will be plastered inside, and the school will be lighted by three three-light windows on each side. The schools will accommodate about 600 children. The buildings will be warmed by means of hot air or hot water. The site will be enclosed by stone walls, with gates at the front and side entrance. Mr. Henry Pinchbeck, of Manchester, is the architect; and Messrs. Higham Brothers are the contractors. [Builder 20 April 1872 page 312]

Reference        Building News 15 September 1871 Page 202
Reference        Building News 5 April 1872 page 283
Reference        Builder 20 April 1872 page 312