Mellish Road Methodist Chapel Explained

Status:Demolished
Building Type:Methodist chapel
Architectural Style:Gothic
Cost:£3,600
Location Town:Walsall
Location Country:England
Designations:Grade II listed

Mellish Road Methodist Chapel was a grade II listed Methodist chapel in Mellish Road, Walsall, England, built in 1910.[1]

The building was of limestone ashlar, with some exposed brick,[2] and cost £3,600.[3]

In the 1990s, subsidence caused by the flooding of disused mine-workings beneath the chapel caused a significant crack to appear in its walls. It was declared unsafe and abandoned. An arson attack in 2008 further weakened it, and – after being de-listed – it was demolished in 2011.

During demolition, its 50feet octagonal limestone spire was carefully dismantled and later, in 2015, offered for sale, with the initial asking price of £130,000.

The chapel's records are in the Walsall Local History Centre.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Salvaged Walsall chapel spire goes on sale at Britain's quirkiest fair for £130k starting price. 22 June 2015. Walsall Advertiser. 22 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150623024746/http://www.walsalladvertiser.co.uk/Salvaged-Walsall-chapel-spire-goes-sale-Britain/story-26744331-detail/story.html. 23 June 2015. dead.
  2. Buildings of England, Staffordshire, p295
  3. Web site: For Sale – church spire, would suit large garden or mobile phone aerial. Birmingham Mail. 20 June 2015 . 22 June 2015.
  4. Web site: Mellish Road Methodist Church, Walsall. The National Archives. 22 June 2015.