Beeston Methodist Church (formerly Chilwell Road Methodist Church) is a church in
Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Beeston is a town in the Borough of Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, England, south-west of Nottingham city centre. To its north-east is the University of Nottingham's main campus, University Park. The pharmaceutical and retail chemist group Boots h ...
.
History
The Beeston Wesleyan Methodist congregation started around 1798. By the early 20th century, the congregation had increased and a new church was needed.
This was built on
Chilwell Road and opened on 29 May 1902. It was built in the gothic style with a spire 110 feet high, and cost £9,000. (equivalent to £ in ). The architect was
William James Morley
William James Morley FRIBA (1847 – 16 March 1930) was an English architect who practised from offices in Bolton, Greater Manchester and Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Career
He was born in 1847 in Heaton, West Yorkshire, the son of George M ...
and Son of Bradford, and the contractor was Messrs H Vickers and Son of Nottingham. The stained glass was by Lazenby and Co of Bradford, and the heating system was provided by Danks of Nottingham.
The new building had seating for 750 people.
On 1 September 2014, Chilwell Road Methodist Church was renamed Beeston Methodist Church - Chilwell Road; bringing together the people of Chilwell Road, Clarke’s Lane,
Queen’s Road and
Wollaton Road Methodist Churches. The church started worshipping together for all services from Easter Sunday 27 March 2016.
Organ
William Roberts presented the organ in 1902 and it remains to the present day. The builder was Wadsworth and Brothers of Manchester. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
The organ was enlarged and renovated by
Henry Willis & Sons
Henry Willis & Sons is a British firm of pipe organ builders founded in 1845. Although most of their installations have been in the UK, examples can be found in other countries.
Five generations of the Willis family served as principals of th ...
in 1957 and renovated again by Midland Organ Builders of Nottingham in 1978.
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Churches in Nottingham
Churches completed in 1902
Gothic Revival church buildings in England
Gothic Revival architecture in Nottinghamshire
Methodist churches in Nottinghamshire
Beeston, Nottinghamshire