Grassington Methodist Church
Grassington Methodist Church is a historic church in Grassington, a town in North Yorkshire, in England.
John Wesley preached in Grassington in 1780 and 1782. A congregation formed, initially as part of the Skipton circuit, but in 1810, Grassington was given its own circuit, with a dedicated minister. A new chapel was completed in 1811, with an attached Sunday school. In 1825, the building was refronted, and a new gallery and pews were installed.[1] There was further work on the church in the late 19th century, including some new furnishings. The building was grade II listed in 1989.[2]
The church and Sunday school are built of gritstone with stone slate roofs. The church has two tall storeys, a gabled front and three bays. On the front are a doorway and flanking windows, three similar windows in the upper floor, all with round-arched heads and blind fanlights. There is a sill band, and the gable is coped, with shaped kneelers. The school to the left has one storey, a half-basement and two bays. The central doorway has a plain surround and a cornice, and is flanked by two-light mullioned sash windows. Both the church and school are approached by steps, and the forecourts are enclosed by walls with decorative railings containing gates.[2][3]
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[edit]- ^ "Grassington Methodist Church marks 200th anniversary". Craven Herald. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ a b "METHODIST CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL WITH FRONT WALLS STEPS RAILINGS AND GATES". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Leach, Peter; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009). Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-12665-5.