Building Name

Chapel, Styal Cottage Homes

Date
1914 - 1915
District/Town
Styal
County/Country
Cheshire, England
Client
Manchester Board of Guardians

At the Styal Cottage Homes, belonging to the Manchester Board of Guardians, the Bishop of Chester has formally dedicated a new chapel. It accommodates 618 children, and has cost £4,000. The work is carried out in a characteristic Cheshire style in brick and half‑timber work, with red‑tiled roof. Mr F H Overmann, of King Street. Manchester, was the architect.

Reference    Building News 6 November 1914 Page 610 - contracts
Reference    British Architect 30 October 1914 Page viii - contracts (church at Manchester)
Reference    Building News 8 December 1915 Page 665