Hope Community Church
Mottram Court House

Hope Community Church.

This church was built in 1791 as a Methodist meeting house and it is believed to be the oldest surviving Methodist church in the Manchester area that is still in use. In 1803 it became the New Connexion and in 1850 it became Mottram Congregational Church and a stone plaque on the front wall records this name. Subsequently, it became known as the Mottram Evangelical Church and this name remained in use until early 2019 when the name was changed to Hope Community Church.

Alterations to the building were made in 1836 and 1852 and over the years the interior was much altered. The building consists of three bays with a slate roof, rendered walls, and an outshut (extension with sloping roof) to the rear. The three round-headed windows have keystones and the stone plaque is positioned above the middle window. The hammer-dressed stone wing to the right is dated 1852.

This church is listed Grade II under the name, Mottram Congregational Church, List Entry No. 1068027.

Mottram Court House.

This former court house is located on the north-west side of Market Place and it was erected in the second quarter of the 19th century. It is a two-storey, one-bay wide by three-bay long range built of hammer-dressed stone with a hipped roof. The court room was on the first floor above what was originally a carriage house. The building has corners with quoins, a first-floor sill band and stone eaves. The front of the building has a door to the left with a fanlight and keystone with windows on either side (one small and one large) and the first floor has one window in the centre. All windows have round heads and keystones. The left-hand side of the building has two blocked round-arched carriage entries with keystones and the right-hand side has a door to the right.

In 1888 a drinking fountain (aka the ‘Silver Spring’) was fitted to the front of the building in the centre to commemorate the installation of a piped water supply to the village. This public work was carried out by Foster, Son & Bardsley, engineers of Stalybridge. The clerk was N Buckley.

Edward Chapman (1839–1906) was a prominent academic, Conservative politician, and MP for Hyde (1900–1906). He was a key local figure, serving as chairman of the Mottram Urban District Council for 20 years.

Mottram Court House is listed Grade II, List Entry No. 1309545.