Wesley Centre, Malton
Wesley Centre, Malton
The Wesley Centre at 10 Saville Street, Malton, is a Grade II* Wesleyan chapel of 1811, now a restored Methodist church and community venue whose interior Historic England has called rare and of exceptional interest.
- Location
- Malton, Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- County
- Yorkshire
- City / town
- Malton
- Address
- Saville Street, Malton, Yorkshire, YO17 7LL
- Postcode
- YO17 7LL
- Built
- 1811
- Denomination
- Methodist Church
- Grade
- II*
- Style
- Georgian Methodist
- Materials
- Pink and cream mottled brick in Flemish and English bond, stone plinth, hipped pantile roof
- Grid reference
- SE 786 716
- Opening hours
- Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm. Saturday 10am to midday.
- Access
- Accessible toilets in church. Level access to the main areas
Overview
John Wesley preached in Malton in the 1770s. The present chapel was built in 1811. Historic England records a two-storey, five-bay front of mottled brick, the three centre bays pedimented and breaking forward, with a Tuscan doorcase, traceried fanlights and Y-traceried round-headed windows. The listing notes that large chapels of this type have been particularly susceptible to change, making the survival of the Malton interior exceptional.
The building was listed Grade II on 10 June 1974 and upgraded to Grade II* in 1995 (NHLE 1220043); listing NGR SE7866371684. After roof defects were found in 2015 the congregation raised funds to restore the chapel rather than sell it. The restored building continues to host Methodist worship and has been adapted as a concert venue and café.