Building record 1572000000 - St John's Methodist Church, Woodside Road
Summary
Twentieth century Methodist Church built in 1960 in Modernist style
Protected Status/Designation
- Local Heritage List 10259: St. John’s Methodist Church, Amersham (DBC10971)
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Type and Period (2)
- (Alternate Type) NONCONFORMIST CHAPEL (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
- PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHAPEL (Built 1959-1960, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
1960. Like St Michael, this is obviously of its time: projecting stretchers, spindly columns, a sehmental roof to the hall and a copper needle spire. The composition of church (W), ancillary rooms (N) and hall €, linked round a courtyard with a covered way for the fourth side, was popular then (eg two designs for Leicester churches by Basil Spence, 1957)(B1).
In April 1960, 100 years after their first chapel opened in Chestnut Lane, the Amersham Methodists moved to St John's Church, in Woodside Road (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC19664 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner & Elizabeth Williamson. 1994. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. p138.
- <2>SBC25894 Unpublished document: Nicholas Salmon & Clive Birch. 1991. Yesterday's Town: Amersham. pp42,48 (photo).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 9679 9857 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Oct 5 2025 10:05PM
