Case Studies / Stricklandgate Methodist Church
Stricklandgate Methodist Church
Supporting a Methodist church’s plans to reshape its estate for wider use.
Taskscape provided consultancy and initial architectural plans to help Stricklandgate Methodist Church in Kendal explore how to reshape its estate to increase community use, accessibility and amenity.
Brief
Stricklandgate Methodist Church is a prominent Methodist church in Kendal town centre. Having launched a dedicated redevelopment fund, the church wanted to explore how to reshape its estate to increase its use and enhance amenities. Taskscape was contracted to streamline the development of plans, feasibility assessments and funding campaigns, and to provide initial architectural redevelopment plans.
Activity
- Conducted a cultural audit with stakeholder interviews
- Delivered feasibility studies and strategic analysis
- Provided initial architectural plans
Outcomes
- Work informed the church’s redevelopment fund project’s strategy and outcomes, with ongoing phased improvements to the premises successfully implemented



