MLI81576 - Wesleyan chapel, Chapel Road, Branston - Lincolnshire Heritage Explorer

Building record MLI81576 - Wesleyan chapel, Chapel Road, Branston

Summary

Wesleyan chapel, Chapel Road, Branston

Type and Period (3)

WESLEYAN METHODIST CHAPEL (Post Medieval - 1847 AD to 1883 AD)
SUNDAY SCHOOL (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1883 AD to 1990 AD?)
HOUSE (Late 20th Century to 21st Century - 1990 AD? to 2050 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

Conservation Area: Branston

Full Description

61700 A Wesleyan chapel is mentioned in White's Directory of 1856. {1}{2}{3} The site was visited in 2009. The first Wesleyan chapel was built in 1819, then twice enlarged and subsequently replaced by this former chapel in 1847. This chapel became the Sunday School when the adjacent chapel was built in 1883 (PRN 65612). It has since been converted into two houses. It is constructed of coursed rubble with a broad three-bay front with a central doorway and large square-headed windows. It has a slate roof and a roundel in the gable. {4}{5}{6}{7}

Sources/Archives (7)

<1> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. page 360.
<2> SLI6634 Bibliographic Reference: Branston History Group. 2000. Branston Remembered. pp.23-25.
<3> SLI3566 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. 79/1.
<4> SLI9638 Digital Archive: Lincolnshire County Council. 2004-2009. GIS layer depicting locations and survival of nonconformist chapels. 61700.
<5> SLI12339 Website: Lincolnshire County Council. 2009. Lincolnshire Archives - Methodist Records. http://microsites.lincolnshire.gov.uk/archives/. Branston Chapel.
<6> SLI7745 Bibliographic Reference: R.W. Ambler. 1979. Lincolnshire Returns of the Census of Religious Worship, 1851. page 96.
<7> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. page 360.

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Grid reference	Centred TF 02114 67134 (17m by 13m)
Civil Parish	BRANSTON AND MERE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Survey: Site visit to former nonconformist chapel, Chapel Lane, Branston (ELI9052)

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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