SteveHB Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 We do not appear to have this one ? Cemetery Road - Congregational Church. Opened in 1859 Closed / demolished ? Cemetery Road Congregational Church is cruciform, and is a good specimen of Gothic architecture. It was opened in 1859, the funds having been obtained mainly through the instrumentality of the Rev. Brewin Grant, B.A., the Controversialist, now a minister of the Church of England. Mr. James, of London, was the architect, and the edifice cost about £4,350. It is still popularly known as " Brewin Grant's Church." From: The Illustrated Guide to Sheffield and The Surrounding District, published 1879 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some history of the building, as it was written : The foundation stone of a new Congregational Church, Cemetery Road, Sheffield, was laid on the 5th ult.; the new building is intended for the congregation of the Rev. Brewin Grant. The site is admirably adapted for the purpose, having three frontages, the principal one being towards the Cemetery Road. The new building will afford another instance among many others by the same architect, of how much may be done in the Gothic style of architecture at a very moderate cost. The present contracts entered into by the committee do not amount to 2000/., and it is expected that an additional 3OO/., will include all extras in the way of fittings, lighting, &c. The ground plan consists of nave and transepts, the former terminating in a semi octagonal apse containing the vestries. The total length of the nave is 88 feet, width of nave 36 feet, and width across the transepts 57 feet. On the ground floor provision will be made for 550 adults, who will be amply accommodated, the seats being wide and commodious. An end gallery only will be erected at present, holding about 100 people, but at a future time side galleries may be erected, provision having been made for such an addition when the total accommodation will be 900 sittings. The fall in the ground from front to back is so great, that there will be abundant height for extensive schoolrooms in the basement, (with entrances from the street in the rear), which are provided for in the contract. Every convenience is provided in the way of staircases, and ample means of ingress and egress, always an important matter in places of public assembly. The exterior of the building has been studied, as to obtain a moat picturesque appearance from any of the many points from which it will be viewed; and if, as anticipated, the committee are enabled to carry out the views of the architect, by erecting the ornamental turret at the junction of the nave and transept, it is considered that when completed it will be one of the moat successful, as well as moat economical churches in the West Riding. The elevation towards the Cemetery Road consists of the main gable, which is divided by a central buttress into two bays, in each of which will be a handsome three-light traceried window, with an equilateral opening filled in with tracery above. On each side of this gable will be open entrance porches, which will greatly add to the beauty and originality of the design. The side elevations will be relieved by the gables of the transepts, the principal feature of which will be large circular windows, filled In with light and elegant tracery. If the committee are enabled to erect the turret, it will be built in the upper side of the transept next the side street, and will be a great addition to the general design. The whole is to be erected of various stone. found in the neighbourhood of Sheffield, and the works are to be carried out in a substantial manner. The various contracts have been entered into by Sheffield tradesmen, who will carry on the works under the superintendence of the architect, Mr. Joseph James, of Furnival's-inn London. Published, 1858. 1890 Link to picturesheffield The site of, .. Flash Earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southside Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 We do not appear to have this one ? Cemetery Road - Congregational Church. Opened in 1859 Closed / demolished ? Cemetery Road Congregational Church is cruciform, and is a good specimen of Gothic architecture. It was opened in 1859, the funds having been obtained mainly through the instrumentality of the Rev. Brewin Grant, B.A., the Controversialist, now a minister of the Church of England. Mr. James, of London, was the architect, and the edifice cost about £4,350. It is still popularly known as " Brewin Grant's Church." From: The Illustrated Guide to Sheffield and The Surrounding District, published 1879 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some history of the building, as it was written : The foundation stone of a new Congregational Church, Cemetery Road, Sheffield, was laid on the 5th ult.; the new building is intended for the congregation of the Rev. Brewin Grant. The site is admirably adapted for the purpose, having three frontages, the principal one being towards the Cemetery Road. The new building will afford another instance among many others by the same architect, of how much may be done in the Gothic style of architecture at a very moderate cost. The present contracts entered into by the committee do not amount to 2000/., and it is expected that an additional 3OO/., will include all extras in the way of fittings, lighting, &c. The ground plan consists of nave and transepts, the former terminating in a semi octagonal apse containing the vestries. The total length of the nave is 88 feet, width of nave 36 feet, and width across the transepts 57 feet. On the ground floor provision will be made for 550 adults, who will be amply accommodated, the seats being wide and commodious. An end gallery only will be erected at present, holding about 100 people, but at a future time side galleries may be erected, provision having been made for such an addition when the total accommodation will be 900 sittings. The fall in the ground from front to back is so great, that there will be abundant height for extensive schoolrooms in the basement, (with entrances from the street in the rear), which are provided for in the contract. Every convenience is provided in the way of staircases, and ample means of ingress and egress, always an important matter in places of public assembly. The exterior of the building has been studied, as to obtain a moat picturesque appearance from any of the many points from which it will be viewed; and if, as anticipated, the committee are enabled to carry out the views of the architect, by erecting the ornamental turret at the junction of the nave and transept, it is considered that when completed it will be one of the moat successful, as well as moat economical churches in the West Riding. The elevation towards the Cemetery Road consists of the main gable, which is divided by a central buttress into two bays, in each of which will be a handsome three-light traceried window, with an equilateral opening filled in with tracery above. On each side of this gable will be open entrance porches, which will greatly add to the beauty and originality of the design. The side elevations will be relieved by the gables of the transepts, the principal feature of which will be large circular windows, filled In with light and elegant tracery. If the committee are enabled to erect the turret, it will be built in the upper side of the transept next the side street, and will be a great addition to the general design. The whole is to be erected of various stone. found in the neighbourhood of Sheffield, and the works are to be carried out in a substantial manner. The various contracts have been entered into by Sheffield tradesmen, who will carry on the works under the superintendence of the architect, Mr. Joseph James, of Furnival's-inn London. Published, 1858. 1890 Link to picturesheffield The site of, .. Flash Earth The Church was demolished in the early 1960s to make way for the construction of a new office block for The Sheffield Twist Drill and Steel Company. The Photograph was taken from the Office Block before it was also demolished in the early 1990s. Southside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest plain talker Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 the offices for "Dormer" (Sheffield twist drill )were here http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Cemetery+Road,+Sheffield&aq=0&sll=53.363454,-1.440546&sspn=0.009271,0.018947&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Cemetery+Rd,+Sheffield,+United+Kingdom&ll=53.370515,-1.482532&spn=0.009218,0.018947&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=53.370024,-1.482417&panoid=DTZUKnbbNEWv88wFPihlYw&cbp=12,358.99,,0,-0.31 just by the traffic lights, where the Green's Health Club is now. This corner was where the "congs" church was situated. (view from the other side http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Cemetery+Road,+Sheffield&aq=0&sll=53.363454,-1.440546&sspn=0.009271,0.018947&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Cemetery+Rd,+Sheffield,+United+Kingdom&ll=53.370029,-1.482425&spn=0.009218,0.018947&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=53.370586,-1.482585&panoid=HV8S7i8CtdMsj6u6TCL4SA&cbp=12,118.85,,0,8.77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeninetee Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 According to this National Archives link: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F87625 the "registers, minutes, members' roll and misc papers" are dated for the period 1853 to 1968. Although, here: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Sheffield/Sheffield-CemeteryRoadCongChurch It says the chapel was opened Oct. 12, 1859, by sermons from Rev. Dr. Raffles and James Parsons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyS Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 As a young boy living opposite the 'Dormer Drills' clock on Cemetery Road, I occasionally attended the nearby and now demolished, Congregational Church's Sunday School as well as a once weekly, early evening 'gathering' (only when the weather was too bad to play 'kick can' on Pearl Street and mainly with lads, who along with myself, were pupils at St Matthias C of E School). My one undying memory of the place is the bullet holes, kindly left by the Luftwaffe on one of their raids during the Sheffield blitz, that had punched through some of the North facing windows and the corresponding holes evident on the internal walls. As you can imagine, being young these tangible reminders of hostilities were the stuff 'Boys Own' dreams were made of and when left unsupervised, our attempts to retrieve the embedded bullet remnants using pen knifes etc had little success. Sad to say that's all I can remember about the place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leksand Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 There are some wonderful aerial photos of the area on britain from above from shortly after the war. Below is snipped from a 1948 series detailing the Twist Drill Works & environs. Britain from Above: https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/EAW018795 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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