An important building with an assured future

The Lottery's £900K+ for the George St Chapel 

George St Independent Methodist Chapel

Tonight's announcement in the Oldham Chronicle that the Heritage Lottery Fund is going to provide £948,200 to support Age Concern's ambition to both conserve and find an ongoing contemporary use for the George St Independent Methodist Chapel is just the sort of positive news that Oldham and Oldhamers need..

It is an important building. It is one of only eleven Grade II* listed buildings within the borough. It is reputedly the oldest Independent Methodist Chapel in Oldham, if not the country.

The features important to English Heritage in listing the building can be found on this page of the OMBC Web Site and here  Age Concern: Oldham provide important details about its work for the building and their aspirations for it.

But the size of the HLF grant for such a relatively small building is stunning and demonstrates just how much investment is needed for successful conservation projects.

Viewed from Jackson Pit at the rear

The access to the Cellar Dwellings is clear