Building record MLI82835 - Former Primitive Methodist Chapel, Mill Lane, Martin

Summary

Former Primitive Methodist chapel at Mill Lane, Martin. Built in 1837, and converted to a private residence in 1879.

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This was one of three methodist chapels in Martin, and was a Primitive Methodist chapel. A tablet above the blocked central doorway gives its date of 1837. Originally of a single storey, it had a broad front of three bays facing the lane. The building was heightened in the mid 19th century, and was converted into a house after a new Primitive Methodist chapel was built on High Street in 1879 (see PRN 62285). {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6} The site was visited in 2009. The Primitive Methodists arethought to have had a presence in Martin from 1829. This building may have been a cart shed originally before becoming a chapel in 1837 (personal communication). The two segmental-headed windows flanking the original blocked doorway were originally taller or higher. When the chapel was heightened, it was given a pedimented raised gable with stone copings and kneelers and a new stone tablet inscribed 'Primitive Chapel 1858'. There were two round-arched windows at the upper level of the opposing elevation. It has a half-hipped roof with a pantile covering. The eaves course has dogtooth brickwork. {7}{8}{9}

Sources/Archives (9)

  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. 88/1.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. p.358.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: R.W. Ambler. 1979. Lincolnshire Returns of the Census of Religious Worship, 1851. p.57.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.559.
  •  Photograph: Lincolnshire County Council. 2004. Photograph of former Primitive Methodist Chapel, Mill Lane, Martin. Digital. J:\Archaeology Scans\North Kesteven\Martin\Primitive Methodist chapel 62294.JPG.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Christopher Stell. 2002. Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England. p.218 (186).
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Ambler, R.W.. 2000. Churches, Chapels and Parish Communities of Lincolnshire, 1660-1900. p.156.
  •  Digital Archive: Lincolnshire County Council. 2004-2009. GIS layer depicting locations and survival of nonconformist chapels. 62294.
  •  Website: Lincolnshire County Council. 2009. Lincolnshire Archives - Methodist Records. http://microsites.lincolnshire.gov.uk/archives/. Martin Primitive Methodist Chapel.

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Grid reference Centred TF 12212 60018 (14m by 14m) Surveyed
Civil Parish MARTIN, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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