Sandbach Methodist Church

The chapel was built in 1873 to a design by Alfred Price. The choir vestry was converted into a chapel in the 1980s and has since reverted to a vestry. The former vestry has been converted into a kitchen and the former kitchen and toilet converted into a space large enough to accommodate a toilet for the disabled. An AV system was installed in the 2010s with three screens and microphones in strategic points in the worship space.

Constructed in red brick, the church has stone dressings. Its entrance front faces the street, is expressed as two storeys under a pediment, and is symmetrical with three bays. The central bay of the lower storey projects slightly as a portico surrounded by Doric pilasters and a moulded architrave. This is flanked by a window on each side. In the upper storey there are three windows in the central bay, and a single windows in each lateral bay; all have round heads. The pediment contains a semi-oculus with an elaborate surround. Along the sides of the church are two tiers of six windows, all of which are round-headed. Inside the church there are galleries on all sides that are supported by…