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[[File:Square Chapel (tower).jpg|thumb|right|Square Church spire, Square Chapel is to the left of the picture]]<br />
The '''Square Chapel''' in [[Halifax, West Yorkshire]], [[England]], was designed by [[Thomas Bradley (architect)|Thomas Bradley]] and [[James Kershaw (architect)|James Kershaw]] at the instigation of [[Titus Knight]], a local preacher. Construction started in 1772 and the chapel was visited by [[John Wesley]] in July of that year.<br />
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The [[Congregational church|Congregationalist]] chapel was typical of [[Nonconformist (Protestantism)|Nonconformist]] design in offering an uninterrupted view of the preacher, having no internal supporting structures. As its name suggests, the chapel has a square base. Atypically for the [[Calderdale]] region, it was built of red brick rather than local stone.<br />
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In the 1850s a new chapel, which became the Square Congregational Church, was built on a site to the north, adjoining the chapel; the 1772 building was then used as a [[Sunday school]].<ref name="NHLE1254043">{{NHLE|num=1254043|desc=Congregational Sunday School|accessdate=9 May 2021}}</ref><ref name="NHLE1258888">{{NHLE|num=1258888|desc=Steeple of Square Congregational Church|accessdate=9 May 2021}}</ref><br />
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The steeple of the Square Congregational Church survives; the rest of the building was demolished in 1976.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/wtw/search/controlservlet?PageId=Detail&DocId=101708|title=Square Congregational Church|publisher=Calderdale Council|accessdate=9 May 2021}}</ref> The steeple has been incorporated into a library built on the site of the church. Since 1992 the chapel has been used as an arts centre. The steeple and the chapel are [[Grade II* listed buildings]].<ref name="NHLE1254043" /><ref name="NHLE1258888" /><br />
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* [http://www.squarechapel.co.uk Square Chapel Centre for the Arts]<br />
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