“[The original chapel]…was surrounded by a small graveyard which was not closed until January 1964, when there were plans to widen Wilmslow Road (which did not materialise)"  

When ideas for road changes had first came up, it spurred on the church to consider a new building; better suited to a growing congregation.  New local housing meant more families were moving into the area.

[Ed. You can read more about changes to local roads in my article on Transport.]

"In the 1960s when housing went up in the area they built a link between the church hall and the chapel called “The Lounge” ; built flat-roofed in 1964 because they said the chapel was not big enough, so we needed a bigger church.  It was a pre-fab building with a 30 year life and it’s still up today! A link was made between the new church building, hall and chapel, and a link with a kitchen and a room that became the playgroup.

The improvements were funded by various charities ; Congregational and Charitable Trust, Manchester Airport Community Trust Fund, URC North Western Synod."