The Square Chapel in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, was designed by Thomas Bradley and James Kershaw at the instigation of Titus Knight, a local preacher. Construction started in 1772 and the chapel was visited by John Wesley in July of that year.
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The Congregationalist chapel was typical of Nonconformist design in offering an uninterrupted view of the preacher, having no internal supporting structures. As its name suggests, the chapel has a square base. Atypically for the Calderdale region, it was built of red brick rather than local stone.
In the 1850s a new chapel, which became the Square Congregational Church, was built on a site to the north, adjoining the chapel; the 1772 building was then used as a Sunday school.[1][2]
The steeple of the Square Congregational Church survives; the rest of the building was demolished in 1976.[3] The steeple has been incorporated into a library built on the site of the church. Since 1992 the chapel has been used as an arts centre. The steeple and the chapel are Grade II* listed buildings.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b Historic England. "Congregational Sunday School (1254043)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Steeple of Square Congregational Church (1258888)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Square Congregational Church". Calderdale Council. Retrieved 9 May 2021.