Over United Reformed Church facts for kids
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Over United Reformed Church
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| OS grid reference | SJ640658 |
| Location | Swanlow Lane, Over, Winsford, Cheshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | United Reformed |
| Previous denomination | Congregational |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Over Congregational Chapel |
| Founded | 1865 |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 12 March 1986 |
| Architect(s) | John Douglas |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Groundbreaking | 1864 |
| Completed | 1865 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Polychromatic brick with red sandstone dressings; slate roof |
Over United Reformed Church is in Swanlow Lane, Over, Winsford, Cheshire, England. It was built as a Congregational chapel and is now a United Reformed Church. It is a Grade II listed building,
The church was the second to be designed by John Douglas. Building began in 1864 and was completed in 1865. Its exterior is in polychromatic brick, with a slate roof and red sandstone dressings.
It is an unusual building that Douglas' biographer Edward Hubbard describes as being "experimental" and as presenting "an astonishing sight". The architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner called it "very ugly".
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