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Church in Cheshire, England
Over United Reformed Church
Over United Reformed Church
Over United Reformed Church is located in CheshireOver United Reformed ChurchOver United Reformed ChurchLocation in Cheshire
53°11′18″N 2°32′24″W / 53.1884°N 2.5399°W / 53.1884; -2.5399
OS grid referenceSJ640658
LocationSwanlow Lane, Over,
Winsford, Cheshire
CountryEngland
DenominationUnited Reformed
Previous denominationCongregational
History
Former name(s)Over Congregational Chapel
Founded1865
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated12 March 1986
Architect(s)John Douglas
Architectural typeChurch
Groundbreaking1865
Completed1867
Specifications
MaterialsPolychromatic brick with red sandstone dressings; slate roof

Over United Reformed Church is in Swanlow Lane, Over, Winsford, Cheshire, England. It was built as a Congregational chapel and is now a United Reformed Church. It is a Grade II listed building,

The church was the second to be designed by John Douglas. Building began in 1865 and was completed in 1867. Its exterior is in polychromatic brick, with a slate roof and red sandstone dressings.

It is an unusual building that Douglas' biographer Edward Hubbard describes as being "experimental" and as presenting "an astonishing sight". The architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner called it "very ugly".

See also

References

  1. Over United Reformed Church, UK Church Directory, retrieved 13 April 2009
  2. Historic England, "The Congregational Church (Grade II) (1160821)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 25 September 2012
  3. ^ Hubbard, Edward (1991). The Work of John Douglas. London: The Victorian Society. pp. 43–44. ISBN 0-901657-16-6.
  4. https://winsfordurc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/History-of-OverURCVal.pdf
  5. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Hubbard, Edward (2003) . Cheshire. The Buildings of England (revised ed.). New Haven and London: Yale University Press. p. 389. ISBN 0-300-09588-0.
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