The building, which was completed in 1846, was designed by J B Cantrill and is Early English style with a gothic tower. It cost £3,700.
In 1997, soon after the 150th Anniversary, it was found that the ceiling and roof were unsafe. The church closed quickly for repairs and the congregation met, temporarily, in the nearby Mechanics Institute. The repairs needed were found to be extensive and with great reluctance, the building and part of the churchyard were put up for sale. A final Open Air Service of Farewell was held in the new graveyard on Sunday 5th September 1999.
Whatever your view of on religion, I still felt a kind of melancholy thinking of the deep affection many over the years would have felt for this place and that chances of a change of fortune for it are remote.
In 1997, soon after the 150th Anniversary, it was found that the ceiling and roof were unsafe. The church closed quickly for repairs and the congregation met, temporarily, in the nearby Mechanics Institute. The repairs needed were found to be extensive and with great reluctance, the building and part of the churchyard were put up for sale. A final Open Air Service of Farewell was held in the new graveyard on Sunday 5th September 1999.
Whatever your view of on religion, I still felt a kind of melancholy thinking of the deep affection many over the years would have felt for this place and that chances of a change of fortune for it are remote.
