The building was of limestoneashlar, 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[4] – it was demolished in 2011.[1]
During demolition, its 50 feet (15 m) octagonal limestone spire was carefully dismantled and later, in 2015, offered for sale,[1] with the initial asking price of £130,000.[3]
The chapel's records are in the Walsall Local History Centre.[5]
Referencesedit
^ abc. Walsall Advertiser. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
^"Mellish Road Methodist Church, Walsall". The National Archives. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
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National Archives entry
January 01, 1970
mellish, road, methodist, chapel, grade, listed, methodist, chapel, mellish, road, walsall, england, built, 1910, general, informationstatusdemolishedtypemethodist, chapelarchitectural, stylegothictown, citywalsallcountryenglandcoordinates52, 59268, 97216, 592. Mellish Road Methodist Chapel was a grade II listed Methodist chapel in Mellish Road Walsall England built in 1910 1 General informationStatusDemolishedTypeMethodist chapelArchitectural styleGothicTown or cityWalsallCountryEnglandCoordinates52 35 34 N 1 58 20 W 52 59268 N 1 97216 W 52 59268 1 97216Completed1910 1910 Demolished2011 2011 Cost 3 600DesignationsGrade II listed 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 4 it was demolished in 2011 1 During demolition its 50 feet 15 m octagonal limestone spire was carefully dismantled and later in 2015 offered for sale 1 with the initial asking price of 130 000 3 The chapel s records are in the Walsall Local History Centre 5 References edit a b c Salvaged Walsall chapel spire goes on sale at Britain s quirkiest fair for 130k starting price Walsall Advertiser 22 June 2015 Archived from the original on 23 June 2015 Retrieved 22 June 2015 Buildings of England Staffordshire p295 a b For Sale church spire would suit large garden or mobile phone aerial Birmingham Mail 20 June 2015 Retrieved 22 June 2015 Historic England Details from listed building database 1414560 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 22 June 2015 Mellish Road Methodist Church Walsall The National Archives Retrieved 22 June 2015 External links editNational Archives entry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mellish Road Methodist Chapel amp oldid 1108886813, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
