St Paul’s Methodist New Connexion Chapel Ten Acres Lane Newton Heath

OPENING OF A METHODIST NEW CONNEXION CHAPEL, AT NEWTON HEATH – The new chapel of St Paul’s Methodist New Connexion, Ten Acres Lane, Newton Heath was opened on Saturday. …  The cost of the chapel, including lighting, heating and ventilation, is about £2,000. The style of the building is Gothic, built of grey brick, relieved with red bands and quoins and terra cotta string courses and labels, the main feature being the gable at the front, with large tracery window filled in with stained glass, and the tower and spore at the corner of Robert Street, carried up to a height of 60 feet. The roof is open-timbered, with hammer beam principals. The seats are open benches and accommodation is provided for 500 sittings. There are two galleries, one for the children and the other for the organ and choir. The whole of the inside work is executed in pitch-pine and varnished. The work has been carried out from the designs of Mr John W Firth, architect, Oldham, the contractors being Messrs F and E Haynes, builders, Moss Side. [Manchester Guardian 19 September 1892 page 3]

METHODIST CHAPEL, NEWTON HEATH, LANCASHIRE - On the 17th ult. a new Methodist New Connexion Chapel was opened in Ten Acres-lane, Newton Heath. The building stands at the corner of Robert Street, on land which was formerly the site of the old school. There are two front entrances, both opening into a vestibule. The one on the right has a staircase leading to the children's gallery, which is placed over the front part of the chapel. There is also a gallery at the rear for the organ and choir. A side entrance from Robert Street communicates with a vestry for the minister, and a church parlour for use of members and congregation. The style is Gothic, and the building consists of grey bricks relieved by red bands, and quoins and terra-cotta string-courses and labels, the main features being the gable at the front with large tracery window filled in with stained glass, and the tower and spire at the corner of Robert- street, carried up to a height of 60 feet The roof is open-timbered, with hammer-beam principals, ceiled at a height of 28 feet from the floor. The seats are open benches, and accommodation is provided for 500 persons. The whole of the inside woodwork is executed in pitch pine and varnished. The cost, which includes lighting, heating, ventilation, boundary-walls, gates, and railing, is about £2,000. The contractors for the work were Messrs F. and E. Haynes. builders, Moss Side, and the architect was Mr. J. W. Firth, of Oldham. [Builder 1 October 1892 page 267].

Reference    Manchester Guardian 19 September 1892 page 3
Reference    Builder 1 October 1892 page 267

The chapel closed before 1970 and was demolished in 1972