Carey Baptist Church, Preston

53°45′39″N 2°41′38″W / 53.7607°N 2.6940°W / 53.7607; -2.6940OS grid referenceSD 543 296LocationPole Street, Preston, LancashireCountryEnglandDenominationBaptistAssociationsBaptist Union of Great BritainWebsiteCarey Baptist ChurchHistoryFounded1826ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveHeritage designationGrade IIDesignated20 December 1991SpecificationsMaterialsBrick, slate roof

Carey Baptist Church, is a Baptist church in Preston, Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.^[1] It is affiliated with the Baptist Union of Great Britain.

History

The church was built in 1826 for the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion.^[2] The building has since been altered and used as a Baptist church.^[1]

Architecture

Exterior

Carey Baptist Church is built in brick. with a stuccoed entrance front and a slate roof. It has a rectangular plan, it is in two storeys, and there is a small lean-to extension at the back. The entrance front faces the road, it is symmetrical, and is in three bays. There are pilasters at the corners, and at the top is a gable acting as a pediment. In the ground floor are three doorways, the central doorway being wider than the outer doorways, all with fanlights under moulded surrounds containing keystones. The central doorway has a segmental head and contains double doors, the outer doorways being round-headed. In the upper storey are three round-headed windows with moulded surrounds and keystones. The pediment contains a panel flanked by roundels. The panel is inscribed with "CAREY BAPTIST". Along the sides of the church are tall segmental-headed windows.

Interior

Inside the church there was originally a horseshoe gallery, but this has been reduced in size to a curved gallery. This has a panelled front and is carried in slim cast iron columns. Around the church is a dentilled cornice, the ceiling is panelled, and the windows have moulded surrounds. At the west end is a plastered Corinthian architraved opening with a modillion cornice and an inscribed frieze.^[1]

See also

• Listed buildings in Preston, Lancashire

References