Mellish Road Methodist Chapel
Mellish Road Methodist Chapel was a grade II listed Methodist chapel in Mellish Road, Walsall, England, built in 1910.
The building was of limestone ashlar, with some exposed brick, and cost £3,600.
In the 1990s, subsidence caused by the flooding of disused mine-workings beneath the chapel caused a significant crack to appear in its walls. It was declared unsafe and abandoned. An arson attack in 2008 further weakened it, and – after being de-listed – it was demolished in 2011.
During demolition, its 50 feet (15 m) octagonal limestone spire was carefully dismantled and later, in 2015, offered for sale, with the initial asking price of £130,000.
The chapel's records are in the Walsall Local History Centre.
References
- ^ "Salvaged Walsall chapel spire goes on sale at Britain's quirkiest fair for £130k starting price". Walsall Advertiser. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ Buildings of England, Staffordshire, p295
- ^ "For Sale – church spire, would suit large garden or mobile phone aerial". Birmingham Mail. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1414560)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ "Mellish Road Methodist Church, Walsall". The National Archives. Retrieved 22 June 2015.