Historic churches · North Wales
Northgate Church, Chester
Northgate Church, Chester — grade II listed church in Chester, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Chester · 1.0 km
- Free entry
About
Northgate Church, Chester is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1874. Designed by Thomas Meakin Lockwood. Built in the Gothic Revival style. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "grade II listed church in Chester, UK". Coordinates: 53.1958°, -2.8946°.
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Heritage listing
Details CHESTER CITY (EM) SJ4066 UPPER NORTHGATE STREET 1932-1/6/280 (West side) Northgate Church II Congregational church. 1874. By TM Lockwood; Thomas Richards contractor. Yellow squared snecked sandstone to front and brick to sides and rear; purple slate roof banded with triple rows of fishscale slates. Liturgical west is compass east; the description is by liturgical orientation. Hall-nave; south-west spire; 2-storey office on east end. EXTERIOR: the west front has north doorway with stone steps, buttresses, polished red granite colonnettes with Early English capitals, moulded arch in gable; similar doorway in south-west tower; late C20 glazed double doors of 3 panes in timber frame. West window of 5 lancets rising to centre; 4 small lancets to lobby below west window; coped gable containing 3 louvred lancets. Buttressed 3-stage tower; paired flat-topped slit-windows in second stage; lancet beneath arched recess in third stage; broaches to octagonal belfry with a louvred lancet bell-opening in each side; stone spire; weathervane. The north face has stone west bay with shoulder-arched window; stone buttresses. 6 Flemish bond brick bays have plinth, stone sillband; paired lancets with cream brick voussoirs; stone-dressed brick buttresses. Blank east end with simple brick, lean-to roofed office. The south side has 6 brick bays detailed as the north side; south side of tower has shoulder-arched window in first stage; second and third stages as to front. INTERIOR: an inserted suspended ceiling; furnishing replaced. The original roof structure, now hidden, is stated to be intact. (Simpson F: Notes on Chester Churches and Chapels: CR 119/26: 103). Listing NGR: SJ4034566896 Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System numbe
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From the Wikipedia article
Northgate Church, Chester, is located in Upper Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, England.
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Background
History
It was originally built in 1874 as a Congregational church, and was designed by the local architect T.M. Lockwood. The foundation stone was laid on 23rd July 1874 by the Hon. John George Dodson, M.P. for Chester. It was opened on 22nd July 1875, with the Rev. Alexander Thomson (Chairman of the Congregational Union of England and Wales) preaching. It remained in Congregational hands until 1967. It was used for a time by Chester College (now Chester University). The building was bought in 1979 by its current congregation, Northgate Church.
Architecture
The church is constructed with a front in Storeton Hill sandstone, and the sides and rear in brick. The roof is slated. Standing on the highest ground in Chester city centre, its spire (28m/92ft) is visible from many parts of the city. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
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- Coordinates
- 53.1958, -2.8946
- District
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Parish
- Cheshire West and Chester, unparished area
- Postcode
- CH1 4EF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Established
- 1874
- Nearest railway station
- Chester — 1 km
- Official site
- northgate.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7059445 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Northgate Church, Chester (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Northgate Church - geograph.org.uk - 836645.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Northgate Church, Chester?
- Northgate Church, Chester is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CH1 4EF), in the parish of Cheshire West and Chester, unparished area.
- When was Northgate Church, Chester built?
- Built or established in 1874. Designed by Thomas Meakin Lockwood.
- Is Northgate Church, Chester a listed building?
- Northgate Church, Chester is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Northgate Church, Chester free to visit?
- Yes, Northgate Church, Chester is free to enter.
- How do I get to Northgate Church, Chester?
- The nearest railway station is Chester, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CH1 4EF.