Wesleyan Chapel, Newtown, Newchapel near Kidsgrove

TUNSTALL - The memorial stones of a new Wesleyan Chapel have been laid at Newchapel. The chapel is to be erected in a central position in the village, the gift of Mr. Robert Heath. The dimensions of the chapel internally are 45 ft. by 36 ft., in addition to which there is to be a vestibule in front, and a vestry with orchestra over at the opposite end behind the rostrum. The accommodation is for 320 sittings, a portion of which will be free ; but at any future time the accommodation can be increased by a gallery across the entrance end. The style of the building will be of Italian character; the materials to be used are red bricks, with bricks of other colours introduced for relief. The rostrum and orchestra front will be of pitch-pine, and the remainder of the woodwork will be of red deal, stained and varnished. The whole of the chapel will have pews with doors, with sloping backs, book-boards, and hat-rails, except those which are to be free, which will not have doors. The roof will be covered with slates, ornamentally arranged. The windows will be glazed with ground glass with coloured margins. The warming will be by hot air. The cost of the building will be about £1,400. Mr. Geo. B. Ford, of Burslem, is the architect; and Messrs. Brindley & Critchlow, of Burslem, are the builders. [Builder 26 July 1873 page 593-594]