Wesleyan Chapel. Newcastle-under-Lyme

NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME—The foundation stone of a new Wesleyan chapel has been laid at Newcastle, by Sir John Ratcliff, F.S.A., of Birmingham. The style of the new building will be Gothic, with some Continental features. The material will be red brick, with blue introduced into the arches and strings, and with stone dressings. The interior will be divided into nave and aisles, with iron columns and arches of coloured bricks. The sittings will consist of pews, accommodating 1,100 persons. The dimensions of the structure are to be 88 feet by 50 feet, the central celling being 45 feet from the floor line. The estimated cost of the building is £2,400. The architect is Mr H. Fuller, of Manchester; the builder, Mr. E. Matthews, of Hanley. [Builder 24 March 1860 page 189]

NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME - The new Wesleyan chapel has been opened. The style is Gothic, with Continental features. The material is red brick, with blue brick introduced into the arches and strings with stone tracery. The principal entrance is at the north end, by two doors, one on either side, leading through folding doors into the lobbies, in the centre of which are the stairs, ascending to the galleries. The interior is divided into nave and aisles, with iron clustered columns, painted dark blue, and arches of coloured bricks: the roof is of open timber. The clerestory is carried by arches of blue and red bricks, supported by the cast-iron columns necessary for the gallery, and continued upwards above the same to such a height as that the capitals and arches upon them will not interfere with the view. The clerestory is lighted by ten quatrefoil windows on each side. The central ceiling is 49 feet from the floor-line. There are galleries at the sides and at the north end, and at the south end a gallery for an organ and the choir. All the woodwork is stained and varnished. The dimensions of the chapel are 88 feet by 50 feet, and it is calculated to seat 1,000 persons. The amount of the contract was £2,400; but there are extras. The architect is Mr. H. Fuller, of Manchester; and the contractor, Mr. E. Matthews, of Hanley.

Reference    Builder 24 March 1860 page 189
Reference    Builder 13 April 1861 Page 253