Building record MLI82826 - Former Primitive Methodist Chapel, High Street, Martin
Summary
Former Primitive Methodist chapel at High Street, Martin. Opened in 1879, converted to a United Methodist chapel in 1936, and to a workshop in 1988.
Type and Period (3)
- PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHAPEL (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1879 AD to 1936 AD)
- WORKSHOP (Late 20th Century to 21st Century - 1988 AD to 2050 AD)
- UNITED METHODIST CHAPEL (Mid 20th Century to Late 20th Century - 1936 AD to 1988 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
This chapel is one of three in Martin. It was a Primitive Methodist Chapel built in 1878-79 to supercede the former Primitive Methodist Chapel on Mill Lane (see PRN 62294). It has a brick gabled front with a clock tower on the facade. It appeared to be used in 2004 as a workshop. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}
The site was visited in 2009. The chapel closed in 1988 and has been used as a workshop and business premises since that time. From 1936 the Primitive congregation was joined by the congregation from the Wesleyan Chapel across the road which closed. It has a pedimented gable with stone copings and kneelers and a three-bay yellow gault brick front with prominent red brick dressings. The projecting central bay includes a round-headed doorway and, above, forms a square clock tower with a pair of small round-headed windows. The round-arched openings have keystones and the bays and openings are bordered by red brick. The pedimented gable has a recess of red brick and a stepped pattern in the gable. The gable verges and pediment inset are embellished with nailhead ornament. The red brick side elevations have four bays of round-headed windows with gault brick arches and dentil eaves cornices. A stone tablet on brackets is set above the door '1879 Methodist'. Original iron railings survive. {7}{8}
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SLI3566 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. 88/1.
- <2> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. p.358.
- <3> SLI7745 Bibliographic Reference: R.W. Ambler. 1979. Lincolnshire Returns of the Census of Religious Worship, 1851. p.57.
- <4> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.559.
- <5> SLI9202 Bibliographic Reference: Christopher Stell. 2002. Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England. p.218.
- <6> SLI9203 Photograph: Lincolnshire County Council. 2004. Photograph of former Primitive Methodist chapel, High Street, Martin. Digital. J:\Archaeology Scans\North Kesteven\Martin\Primitive Methodist chapel 62285.JPG.
- <7> SLI9638 Digital Archive: Lincolnshire County Council. 2004-2009. GIS layer depicting locations and survival of nonconformist chapels. 62285.
- <8> SLI12339 Website: Lincolnshire County Council. 2009. Lincolnshire Archives - Methodist Records. http://microsites.lincolnshire.gov.uk/archives/. Martin Primitive Methodist Chapel.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 12340 59885 (11m by 26m) Surveyed |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MARTIN, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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