# Waterpark Hall

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Listed building in Greater Manchester, England

Waterpark Hall Location within Greater Manchester General information Type Congregational church (1874–1972) United Reformed Church (1972–c. 1980) Vacant (c. 1980–2003) Residential (2003–present) Architectural style Decorated Gothic Location Montpellier Mews, Broughton Park, Greater Manchester, England Coordinates 53°30′56″N 2°15′18″W / 53.5156°N 2.2549°W / 53.5156; -2.2549 Year built 1872–74 Design and construction Architect S. W. Daukes Listed Building – Grade II* Official name Waterpark Hall (former Congregational church, latterly United Reformed Church) Designated 18 January 1980 Reference no. 1386187

**Waterpark Hall** is a [Grade II* listed](/source/Grade_II*_listed) building on Montpellier Mews in [Broughton Park](/source/Broughton%2C_Salford), an area within [Salford](/source/Salford), Greater Manchester, England. Designed by [S. W. Daukes](/source/Samuel_Daukes) and constructed between 1872 and 1874 as a [Congregational church](/source/Congregational_church), later used by the [United Reformed Church](/source/United_Reformed_Church), it closed in 1980 and remained vacant for over two decades before being converted to residential use in 2003.

## History

The church was built to serve the growing [Congregational](/source/Congregationalism#United_Kingdom) community in [Broughton Park](/source/Broughton%2C_Salford) during the late 19th century.[1] Designed by [S. W. Daukes](/source/Samuel_Daukes), it was constructed between 1872 and 1874 by the contractors Southern & Son of [Salford](/source/Salford).[2] Although built for a [Nonconformist](/source/Nonconformist_(Protestantism)) congregation, the building was noted at the time for its strong resemblance to contemporary [Anglican](/source/Anglican) [Gothic Revival](/source/Gothic_Revival_architecture) churches.[3]

In 1972 the [Congregational](/source/Congregational_Union_of_England_and_Wales) and [Presbyterian](/source/English_Presbyterianism#United_Reformed_Church) churches combined to form the Broughton Park [United Reformed Church](/source/United_Reformed_Church), and the building continued in use as a place of worship.[3]

On 18 January 1980, Waterpark Hall was designated a [Grade II* listed](/source/Grade_II*_listed) building.[1]

Declining congregations led to the church's closure around 1980. A local resident purchased the building to prevent possible demolition, but attempts to secure an alternative use acceptable to [Salford City Council](/source/Salford_City_Council) were initially unsuccessful.[3] The empty church was included on the *[Heritage at Risk Register](/source/Heritage_at_Risk_Register)* for many years, during which its condition deteriorated through weathering and vandalism.[3] In 1999 a proposal to restore the building and convert the site for residential use finally gained approval. Completed in 2003, the scheme added nine houses within the grounds, arranged in the manner of a traditional close, while the church itself was converted into flats with the [nave](/source/Nave) forming a communal space.[3]

## Architecture

The building is constructed of coursed and squared rubble with a [Welsh slate](/source/Welsh_slate) roof laid in scalloped bands and finished with ridge cresting. It is designed in the [Decorated Gothic](/source/Decorated_Gothic) style and follows a conventional plan comprising a nave, aisles, [transepts](/source/Transept), a northern vestry and office range, and a southeast tower and spire.[2] The three‑stage tower has foiled windows, paired bell‑chamber lights with clustered shafts, angle [buttresses](/source/Buttress) with gablets, heavy pinnacles to the flying buttresses, and a spire with [lucarnes](/source/Lucarne) rising to nearly 200 feet (61 m).[3] The west doorway incorporates polished granite shafts and ball‑flower ornament to the moulded arch beneath a steep [hood mould](/source/Hood_mould), with paired lights above.[2]

The south side of the nave contains a five‑light [rose window](/source/Rose_window), while the west aisle has paired [lancets](/source/Lancet_window) above a [trefoiled](/source/Trefoil) arched doorway; the aisles each have three three‑light windows. The transepts are marked by angle buttresses and a four‑light foiled window.[1] To the north is a triple‑gabled range with blind [arcading](/source/Arcade_(architecture)) on shafts with foliate [capitals](/source/Capital_(architecture)), inset lancets, and a ball‑flower cornice; the east wall has three lancet windows, the central north gable a five‑light rose window, and the right‑hand gable a three‑light rose window. The left-hand gable includes a [canted](/source/Cant_(architecture)) apsidal stair‑turret, with a two‑tier raking stone roof and cusped hood moulds to the lancet openings.[1]

## See also

- [Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester](/source/Grade_II*_listed_buildings_in_Greater_Manchester)

- [Listed buildings in Salford](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Salford)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NHLE_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NHLE_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-NHLE_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-NHLE_1-3) [Historic England](/source/Historic_England). ["Waterpark Hall (former Congregational church, latterly United Reformed Church) (Grade II*) (1386187)"](https://HistoricEngland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1386187?section=official-list-entry). *[National Heritage List for England](/source/National_Heritage_List_for_England)*. Retrieved 30 December 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Waterpark_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Waterpark_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Waterpark_2-2) ["Waterpark Hall (former Congregational church, latterly United Reformed Church)"](https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101386187-waterpark-hall-former-congregational-church-latterly-united-reformed-church-kersal-ward). *British Listed Buildings*. Retrieved 30 December 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Victorian_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Victorian_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Victorian_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Victorian_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Victorian_3-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-Victorian_3-5) ["Congregational Church Upper Park Road Broughton Park Salford"](https://manchestervictorianarchitects.org.uk/buildings/congregational-church-upper-park-road-broughton-park-salford). *Architects of Greater Manchester 1800–1940*. The Manchester Group of the Victorian Society. Retrieved 30 December 2025.

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