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Northgate Church, Chester
Northgate Church, Chester, is located in Upper Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, England.

History

It was originally built in 1874 as a Congregational church, and was designed by the local architect T. M. Lockwood. It was opened on 22nd July 1875, with the Rev. Alexander Thomson (Chairman of the Congregational Union of England and Wales) preaching.

Architecture

The church is constructed with a front in Storeton Hill sandstone, and the sides and rear in brick. The roof is slated. It is described by the authors of the Buildings of England series as "quite a landmark". The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

See also

References

  1. ^ Historic England, "Northgate Church, Chester (1375969)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 February 2012
  2. ^ Chester Chronicle, 17th July 1875, Vol. CI. No. 5308.
  3. ^ Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 244, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
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