Primitive Methodist Chapel and Classrooms, Bromley Common
PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHAPEL AND CLASSROOMS, BROMLEY COMMON - The foundation-stones were recently laid of the new Primitive Methodist chapel and classrooms which are being erected on a site facing the main road at Bromley Common. The chapel will be constructed of red bricks with stone dressings. Seating accommodation will be provided for 500 people in the body of the church and in the gallery. The interior fittings will be in pitch-pine. The vestibule will be paved with mosaic. Electric light will be used. In addition to the main structure there will be a church-parlour (with arrangements for dividing it into two classrooms when necessary), four classrooms, minister’s vestry, kitchen, and all the usual offices. The present chapel will be extended and turned into a schoolroom. The architects are Messrs. Mould & Porritt, London, and the builders are Messrs. Podger & Sons, of Bromley. [Builder 4 May 1907 Page 543 ]
THE NEW BUILDING - The chapel will be constructed of red bricks with stone dressings and will have an imposing and handsome appearance. The style of the architecture will be Gothic. Seating accommodation will be provided for 500 people in the body of the church and in the gallery. The seats and the rostrum will be so arranged that every person will be facing the minister. The principal architectural features will be the spire, the central tracery window, and the tracery windows in the transepts. The interior fittings will be in pitch pine of the finest quality, and special attention will be paid to the rostrum, which will have a handsome appearance. The vestibule will be paved with mosaic. Electric light will be used, and an efficient system will be adopted for the heating of the church. In addition to the main structure. there will be a church parlour (with arrangements for dividing it into two classrooms when necessary), four classrooms, minister's vestry, kitchen and all the usual offices. The present chapel will be extended and turned into a schoolroom. The architects are Messrs. Moulds and Porritt, 52, Queen Victoria-street, London, who have had a wide experience in the designing' of churches. and the builders are Messrs. Podger and Sons, of Bromley. [Bromley and West Kent Telegraph - Saturday 27 April 1907 page 2]
PRIMITIVE METHODISM AT BROMLEY COMMON. OPENING OF THE NEW CHAPEL - The expectations and hopes of the Primitive Methodists of Bromley Common, who have been contemplating a scheme of extension for many years, were abundantly realised on Wednesday afternoon, when the handsome new chapel and classrooms which have been erected at a cost of £3,600 were formally opened. ….. The new church stands on an excellent site with a good frontage to the main road. Seating accommodation is provided for 480 persons, and over the vestibule is a gallery containing 70 sittings. The windows are filled with a soft-toned stained-glass, and the artificial lighting is by incandescent gas, the artistic fittings being supplied by Messrs. Tompkins, of Upton Park. The heating is by means of the low-pressure hot water system, installed by Messrs. W. Truswell, of Sheffield. There are four classrooms, one commodious church parlour, a minister's vestry, and a convenient kitchen. The corridors give access to all parts of the buildings. The old chapel has been turned into a very convenient hall for Sunday School and other purposes. The building contract has been secured by Messrs. J. Podger and Son, who have carried out the work in a highly satisfactory manner from designs prepared by Messrs. Moulds and Porritt, an eminent firm of architects, of London, Manchester and Bury. [Bromley Chronicle - Thursday 21 November 1907 page 5]