286, Southampton

286
286
Shown within Southampton
50°56′17″N 1°23′06″W / 50.93817°N 1.38512°W / 50.93817; -1.38512
OS grid referenceSU 43303 15583
LocationSwaythling
CountryEngland
ChurchmanshipEvangelical
History
Former nameSwaythling Methodist Church
StatusChurch
Founded1932
FounderHerbert Collins
Associated peopleJ. Arthur Rank
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II listed
Designated20 November 1997
ArchitectHerbert Collins
Architectural typeCentral Hall
StyleNeo-Georgian
Specifications
Number of floors2
Number of domes1
MaterialsRed brick, Concrete, Slate, Copper
Administration
DistrictSouthampton Methodist District
CircuitSouthampton Methodist Circuit

286, formerly Swaythling Methodist Church, is a grade II listed gurdwara and former church building in Swaythling, Southampton. The building was owned and managed by Southampton Methodist Circuit with City Life Church providing assistance with the day-to-day operations. Until the building was sold in 2021, Swaythling Methodist Church continued to meet on the premises in the Nona Bell Centre as a community of St James Road Methodist Church in Shirley, having closed as an official Methodist Church in 2013.