Methodist Church Sandy Row (now Queens Parade) Bangor Co Down

Builders willing to tender for the erection of a Methodist Church and Schools, Sandy Row, Bangor, may forward their names to J H Burton, architect, Ashton-under-Lyne, England. [Belfast News-Letter 4 September 1890 page 1]

CONTRACTS - Builders willing to tender For Taking Down and Rebuilding the METHODIST CHURCH. SANDY ROW, BANGOR, and for building a SCHOOL AND TWO SHOPS may see the Plans and Specification, and obtain Bills of Quantities, on applying to the Architect, at the Church, Sandy Row, Bangor, on Tuesday, the 23rd inst., from 9-0 a.m. to 4-0 p.m. J. H. BURTON, Architect,  Ashton-under-Lyne, England . [Belfast News-Letter 20 September 1890 page 1]

METHODIST CHURCH AND HALL, BANGOR. The new Methodist Church at Bangor will be opened this evening. The site of the buildings is of somewhat irregular form; it may be best compared to an inverted letter "L," on the longer arm of which is built the church, and on the shorter arm the school. The latter fronts Main Street, and the former Sandy Row. The importance of these two thoroughfares renders the site a most eligible one. The sides of the church are not visible from the line of frontage, owing to the adjacent buildings being joined close up to the church front. There are, however, open spaces towards the middle and rear of the church, from which light is obtained to the side windows. The architectural features of the building are in the early Gothic style; the front is built of Dundonald whinstone, from Messrs. Dixon & Campbell's quarries, all the angles, arches, sills. and other dressings being of ashlar stone, from the Scrabo quarries. Internally the joiner's work is of varnished pinch pine, the walls and ceiling are plastered, and the windows are filled in with stained lead lights of simple design. The body of the church is 33 feet wide, and is divided by two aisles into three groups of seating. Special care has been taken to make all the seats sufficiently roomy and comfortable in use. A gallery has been formed at the entrance end. The church provides accommodation for a congregation of 400 persons. The schoolroom, or "Wesley Hall" (such being the name given to it), fronts Main Street. The ground floor of the building contains a minister's vestry, which is next the church, and a spacious lock-up shop. A roomy corridor and a flight of stairs give access to the hall, which is capable of seating an assembly of 200 persons. Externally this part of the building is finished in cement work, and internally with similar materials to the church. The minister's vestry is seated round for classroom and meeting purposes. The contract for the whole of the works is placed in the hands of Messrs. Dixon & Campbell, contractors, Belfast, the architect being Mr J. H. Burton, Warrington Street, Ashton-under- Lyne, Lancashire. [Belfast News-Letter 26 June 1891 page 5].

Reference    Belfast News Letter 4 September 1890 page 1
Reference    Belfast News-Letter 20 September 1890 page 1
Reference    Belfast News Letter 26 June 1891 page 5