Union Street Baptist Church is in Union Street,
Crewe,
Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the
National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II
listed building. In addition to the church, the attached
vestry, meeting rooms and offices, boundary wall and railing are included in the listing.[1]
History
The church was built between 1882 and 1884 to a design by J. Wallis Chapman.[2] It was built to serve the railway workers in the town.[3]
Architecture
Constructed in brick, the church has
ashlar dressings and a tiled roof. It contains features from many architectural styles, with
Gothic predominating. The church is rectangular in five-
bays, with the vestry and meeting room at the east end forming a T-plan. At the west end is a doorway with a pointed arch, flanked by single
lancet windows. Above these is a round window containing
Decoratedtracery. To the right of this is a three-stage stair
turret, surmounted by a
timber-framed octagonal lantern. To the left is another, lower, stair turret, the upper stage of which has continuous glazing under a
hipped roof. Along the sides, each bay contains two lancet windows with a flat-headed three-light window above. Inside the church is a gallery on all sides carried on
cast iron columns. At the front of the church is a raised platform over a tiled
baptistry. All the windows contain patterned stained glass.[1] The two-
manualpipe organ is housed in the gallery. It was installed in 1922, and made by Ernest Wadsworth of
Manchester.[4]
Union Street Baptist Church is in Union Street,
Crewe,
Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the
National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II
listed building. In addition to the church, the attached
vestry, meeting rooms and offices, boundary wall and railing are included in the listing.[1]
History
The church was built between 1882 and 1884 to a design by J. Wallis Chapman.[2] It was built to serve the railway workers in the town.[3]
Architecture
Constructed in brick, the church has
ashlar dressings and a tiled roof. It contains features from many architectural styles, with
Gothic predominating. The church is rectangular in five-
bays, with the vestry and meeting room at the east end forming a T-plan. At the west end is a doorway with a pointed arch, flanked by single
lancet windows. Above these is a round window containing
Decoratedtracery. To the right of this is a three-stage stair
turret, surmounted by a
timber-framed octagonal lantern. To the left is another, lower, stair turret, the upper stage of which has continuous glazing under a
hipped roof. Along the sides, each bay contains two lancet windows with a flat-headed three-light window above. Inside the church is a gallery on all sides carried on
cast iron columns. At the front of the church is a raised platform over a tiled
baptistry. All the windows contain patterned stained glass.[1] The two-
manualpipe organ is housed in the gallery. It was installed in 1922, and made by Ernest Wadsworth of
Manchester.[4]