The Irwell Street Wesleyan
Methodist Chapel used to sit on the west side of Irwell
Street in Salford close to the corner with chapel
Street. It was one of the chapels that formed part
of the Manchester and Salford Wesleyan Methodist
Mission. It was apparently founded in 1815.
The map segment below is dated 1849 and shows the chapel
with a cemetery behind it and a cemetery chapel.
If you click on the link below you can see the chapel in 1900.
Irwell
Street Chapel 1900
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If you click on the link below you can see the chapel in 1890.
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In 1856 the Methodist
Mission built their Central Hall on the corner of Oldham
Street and Dale Street (see below). It became
their headquarters. The building was designed by
the architect George Woodhouse. Unfortunately the
building was seriously damaged during the Manchester
Blitz in WWII but it was rebuilt in 1953.
The Methodist Central
Hall was built on the site of the earlier Oldham Street
Chapel which had been opened by John Wesley in
1781. You can see it on the map segment below,
dated 1849.
If you click on the link below you can see the chapel in 1890.