Monument record MLI126176 - Chapel of St Lawrence, Caistor House of Industry, Later Workhouse and Hospital
Summary
Mid to late 19th century chapel of ease at the former Caistor Union Workhouse. Continued in use after the conversion of the site to a hospital in 1937, specialising in the care of mentally ill patients. Closed in 1990, and demolished c.2018.
Type and Period (1)
- CHAPEL OF EASE (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1865 AD to 2018 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Mid to late 19th century chapel of ease at the former Caistor Union Workhouse, built in 1865 as part of a phase of expansion of the earlier Caistor House of Industry site (see MLI52697 for the general workhouse record). The chapel was erected at a cost of £340, and was formally opened on the 17th of August 1865. Prior to this, services for the residents could only be held in the workhouse dining room, which was considered very unseemly and inconvenient. The building continued in use as a chapel after the conversion of the site to a hospital in 1937, specialising in the care of mentally ill patients. {1}2}{3}
The building was noted and photographed in April 1995, during a site visit conducted in response of plans for the possible redevelopment of the former Caistor House of Industry site. Whilst the building was still extant and in relatively fair condition at the time of the visit, some deterioration of the structure was becoming apparent.
The building is a single-storey rectangular structure, and is built of brick. It features a pitched slate roof with a bell cote at the western gable. {4}
The Chapel of St Lawrence was included in a detailed programme of historic building recording, conducted in August 2007, prior to the proposed demolition and subsequent redevelopment of part of the former Caistor Hospital site. The chapel was built in 1865 and continued in that function throughout the life of the workhouse and hospital, with no readily apparent changes to its structure. The building is a simple, four-bay rectangular structure, built of yellow gault hand-made bricks laid in English Garden Wall bond, and features a pitched slate roof. All the windows were tall lancets with plain or frosted glass where it survived. Inside the chapel, a raised area at the eastern end marks the lcoation of the former altar. The floor was of wooden blocks, arranged in a herringbone pattern. {5}{6}
The building has since been demolished, with the wider site being redeveloped for housing. It was demolished c.2018, as seen on the Google Earth satellite imagery layers. {7}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI3573 Bibliographic Reference: Peter B.G. Binnall. 1934. Caistor Church and Town. p.13.
- <2> SLI17182 Bibliographic Reference: Rex Russell, Alan Frankish and Pat Frankish. 1993. The History of Caistor Hospital: From House of Industry to Caistor Hospital, 1802-1973. -.
- <3> SLI10357 Bibliographic Reference: Kathryn Morrison. 1999. The Workhouse. pp.35-6, 207.
- <4> SLI17184 Unpublished Document: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1995. Caistor Hospital. -.
- <5> SLI11718 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2007. Buildings at Caistor Hospital, North Kelsey Road, Caistor. APS site code: CACH 07.
- <6> SLI11719 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2007. Buildings at Caistor Hospital, North Kelsey Road, Caistor. LCNCC 2007.184.
- <7> SLI11533 Website: Google. 2006->. Google Maps and Street View. www.google.co.uk/maps. Accessed 21/12/2022.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TA 10175 01397 (15m by 11m) Surveyed |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAISTOR, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Dec 21 2022 11:07AM
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