Victoria Wesleyan Chapel Queens Road Cheetham
CHEETHAM. - Victoria Wesleyan Chapel, Queen's‑road, Cheetham, was opened on the 6th inst. The style is Gothic, of an early period. The Building Committee applied to several architects, who submitted designs, and they selected that furnished by Messrs. Clegg and Knowles, of Manchester, under whose direction the work has been executed. The chapel only has been built at present, but it is contemplated, as soon as funds will permit, to erect, in addition, a vestry, lecture‑hall, three class‑rooms, and chapel‑keeper's house. The inside dimensions of the chapel are 76 feet by 47feet, exclusive of the organ gallery and vestibule, which make the total length 104 feet. The spire rises to a height of 168 feet. Three doors at the west end open into the vestibule. Sittings are provided on the ground floor for 490 persons, and in the galleries for 338, making a total accommodation for 828. Pitch pine has been used for the fittings. The contract for the building has been carried out by Mr M Foggett, builder, of Elizabeth Street, at a cost of ,5,100. [Building News 20 December 1872 page 490]
Reference Building News 10 November 1871 Page 358
Reference The Builder 1872 Page 1012
Reference Building News 13 September 1872 page 210
Reference Manchester Guardian Saturday 7 December 1872 Page 9
Reference Manchester Weekly Times 7 December 1872 page 5 – generally as MG
Reference Building News 20 December 1872 page 490