Upper Brook Street Chapel, Manchester
Upper Brook Street Chapel | |
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Neogothic | |
Groundbreaking | 1837 |
Completed | 1839 |
The Upper Brook Street Chapel, also known as the Islamic Academy, the Unitarian Chapel and the Welsh Baptist Chapel, is a former
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History
Architecture
The chapel was designed by
The building marked a charge in the style of Nonconformist worship locations. Previously these were mostly built with
The building was listed on 3 October 1974, and is currently classed as Grade II*.[1]
Occupancy
Unitarians
The chapel was originally constructed for the
Other denominations
The chapel was sold in 1928 due to changes in the district,[5] and was subsequently used as a Welsh Baptist Chapel.[1] The chapel was then used as a Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall in the early 1970s.[12] The building has been owned by Manchester City Council since the 1970s,[13] who purchased land alongside Upper Brook Street with the aim of constructing a large motorway into Manchester, which was never realised.[14]
Both the chapel and Sunday School were occupied by the
Dereliction and rebirth
By the beginning of the 21st century, the future of the building was looking increasingly uncertain.
Parts of the chapel were demolished at the start of 2006 on safety grounds, with scaffolding holding up some other sections. By 2010 the chapel was on the
In October 2010 Manchester City Council announced that it was in discussion with a developer to renovate the building and bring it back into use.[14] In August 2013 the council received a planning application from the Church Converts (Manchester) to repair the building and convert it into apartments; the application was granted in February 2014.[19] The redevelopment by CZero Developments consists of 73 private apartments in both the chapel and the Sunday school.[20]
From September 2017, the building has been operating as
See also
- Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester
- Listed buildings in Manchester-M13
- Dissenting Gothic, its architectural style
References
- ^ a b c Historic England, "Islamic Academy (1270670)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 April 2015
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- ^ a b "Manchester City Council - Agendas, reports and minutes". 1 February 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2008. (section on "CC/06/13 Unitarian Chapel, Upper Brook Street, Manchester")
- ^ a b "Student digs plan for 'at risk' chapel in Manchester". BBC News. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ a b Hammond, Steve (3 August 2004). "Homeless". Manchester Evening News - Asian News. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
- ^ Taylor, Paul R (16 February 2006). "'Vulnerable' chapel faces demolition". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
- ^ "Buildings at Risk: Former Welsh Baptist Chapel". English Heritage. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
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- ^ "Upper Brook Street Chapel planning application".
- ^ "Revival for crumbling chapel designed by Houses of Parliament architect". Place Northwest. 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Hello Student: The Chapel". Retrieved 30 May 2017.