Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Garsdale Methodist Chapel, Garsdale


	Garsdale Methodist Chapel, Garsdale
	Garsdale Methodist Chapel
	Low Smithy Chapel
locality:-	Garsdale valley
civil parish:-	Garsdale (formerly Yorkshire)
county:-	Cumbria
locality type:-	methodist chapel
locality type:-	chapel
coordinates:-	SD74158950
1Km square:-	SD7489
10Km square:-	SD78

	BQV09.jpg (taken 18.6.2009) BQV10.jpg plaque:- "GARSDALE / METHODIST / CHAPEL / 1830" (taken 18.6.2009)
	Founded by an itinerant tea seller, Jonathan Kershaw known as the 'Apostle of the Dales', and his wife Mary. They are buried to the north of the chapel.

evidence:-	database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Smithy Chapel placename:- Garsdale Methodist Chapel
source data:-	courtesy of English Heritage "SMITHY CHAPEL TO SOUTH EAST OF BLADES / / HAWES ROAD / GARSDALE / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 484482 / SD7414189500"
source data:-	courtesy of English Heritage "Also known as: Garsdale Methodist Chapel HAWES ROAD." "Methodist chapel. Dated 1830 on south gable but perhaps earlier as this gable is an extension; slightly altered. Coursed rubble with quoins, the west side rendered; stone slate roof. Simple rectangular plan on north-south axis, gable to road, with a short extension at this end. This extension is 2 low storeys but its gabled facade has only a tall round-headed doorway in the centre, with rubble voussoirs and C20 double doors, a square plaque above the doorway inscribed "GARSDALE / METHODIST / CHAPEL / 1830" (probably re-cut), a small square window at ground floor to the left, and a 2-flue gable chimney. On the east side the main range has a large 25-pane window (the top 2 tiers apparently a tilting casement opening), and a quoined vertical junction to the left; to the left of which the extension has a 4-pane sash at ground floor and 12-pane fixed window above. On the west side the main range has a 16-pane sash, the extension has a 12-pane sash on each floor." "INTERIOR: simple benches, dais at north end with pulpit."

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