Trinity Methodist Church, Wesley Square, Pudsey, Leeds

PUDSEY - The old “Clock Chapel” at Pudsey is about to be replaced by a more imposing building. The first stage in the erection of the new building was commemorated by the laying of memorial-stones last week. The site of the new chapel is that which has been occupied by the old building. The architect of the new Chapel is Mr. W. H. Dinsley, of Chorley, and the style of Architecture Free Corinthian. Accommodation will be provided for 1000 persons. The building will contain a gallery on three sides, the fourth being occupied by the rostrum and Communion table, from which the pews will radiate. The exterior will be of Yorkshire stone, the walling of the front of dressed ashlar. In the centre of the front elevation will be a handsome portico, flanked on the left by a tower, covered with sheet copper, in which provision will be made fora clock with two dials. The total cost of the building is estimated at £7000, of which more than half has already been raised. ‘The contracts have been let as follows: Bricklaying and masonry, Mr. Wm. Hutton, Pudsey; joiner’s work, Messrs. Appleyard Bros., Bramley; glaziers and painters, Messrs. Higginbotham, Idle. [Builders Journal 7 July 1897 page 338]

Reference           Builders Journal 7 July 1897 page 338