SteveHB Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 A Church built for Newton-Chambers and Co. This church is of early Gothic design of the French development. It consists of nave, transepts (now used as vestries), and tower at the west end, where is also the principal entrance. The height to the wall-plate of nave is 20 feet, to ridge of nave 44 feet, and to ridge of transept 37 feet. The external dimensions of the plan are 92 feet long, by 68 feet wide; across transept the nave is 36 feet wide; the tower is 66 feet high, to which it is intended at some future period to add a spire. There are galleries over the vestries and lobby in tower; sittings are provided for 333 persons on the ground floor, and in the galleries for 188, making a total of 521. The entire cost was £2650. The traceries of windows and moldings of doors are very bold and simple. At the east end is a semi-octagonal apse, in which placed the communion table. The church is built for Messrs, Newton, Chambers, and Co., by whom the heating apparatus is provided. Their apparatus is found to be very efficient, and is very highly recommended by the architects. The walls are 2 feet thick, those of tower 2 ft. 6 in. In the tower are clock loft and belfry loft. The walls are built of range work of native stone; the shafts in doors, &c., are red Mansfield stone: the roof is covered with slates with Delabole bands; the internal fittings are picked red deal sized and varnished; the roof is boarded to collars, in which are ventilators communicating with an exhausting flue in tower. The floor of the church is laid with Godwin's encaustic tiles. The church occupies a site on the top of the hill. commanding a very extensive prospect, and has been erected almost entirely by the munificence of Messrs. Newton, Chambers, and Co., of the Thorncliffe Iron Works, from the designs and under the superintendence of Messrs. Wilson and Willcox, of London and Bath, architects. The builders were, Mr. Robinson of Barnsley, mason; Mr. Smith, of Hemingfield, carpenter and joiner; Messrs. Leadbeater and Brown for the other trades. Mr. Sykes was Clerk of Works. There have been very few extra. Published 1866 I'm sorry but I am not very familiar with the Ecclesfield/Chapeltown area, does this Church still exist ? If so where about is it situated please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darryl nugent Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 The church is still there. It is at the top of Loundside, Chapeltown although it is no longer used as a church. Oddly many of the Newton family are buried in a family vault which is at St John's Church next door to this one. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted April 29, 2011 Author Share Posted April 29, 2011 The church is still there. It is at the top of Loundside, Chapeltown although it is no longer used as a church. Oddly many of the Newton family are buried in a family vault which is at St John's Church next door to this one. Hope this helps. Thank you Darryl, without your help I don't think I would have found the place. My thoughts were that the Church could have been demolished, it's nice to know it still stands. Image courtesy of Google Link to Flash Earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elene Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Hi If I remember rightly the church was called Mount Pleasant. Ignore me if you already knew that! Elene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted May 8, 2011 Author Share Posted May 8, 2011 Hi If I remember rightly the church was called Mount Pleasant. Ignore me if you already knew that! Elene All information is gratefully received, thank you Elene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 All information is gratefully received, thank you Elene. Your contribution lead me to this post .. SH link .. Mount Pleasant, Chapeltown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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