Building record MLI86514 - Former Independent Chapel now Playhouse Cinema, Cannon Street, Louth

Summary

Former Independent Congregational Chapel built in 1821, at Cannon Street, Louth. Converted into the Playhouse Cinema in 1921.

Type and Period (2)

  • (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1921 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1821 AD to 1921 AD)

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Former Independent Congregational Chapel built in 1821, at Cannon Street, Louth. An opening ceremony was held for the chapel on Thursday the 29th of March, 1821. The building was constructed of brick, and was said to be capable of seating 500 worshippers. The chapel closed for religious use in 1919, and was subsequently converted into the Playhouse cinema, which opened in 1921. This conversion involved considerable alterations to the structure, with a new west frontage being added. Prior to its conversion, a remark to the Census of Religious Worship in Lincolnshire stated that '… the chapel is rather thinly attended, the building being too vacant and consequently cold.' {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}

Sources/Archives (5)

  •  Article in Serial: 1821. 'The New Independent Chapel, Louth' in the Lincoln, Rutland and Stamford Mercury. 23/03/1821, p.1, col.2.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Second Edition). pp.249-50.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: R.W. Ambler. 1979. Lincolnshire Returns of the Census of Religious Worship, 1851. p.182, no.987.
  •  Digital Archive: Lincolnshire County Council. 2013. GIS layer depicting locations and survival of nonconformist chapels in East Lindsey. Louth.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Richard Gurnham. 2015. The Story of Victorian Louth. pp.152-3.

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Grid reference Centred TF 32843 87477 (32m by 24m) Surveyed
Civil Parish LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Apr 16 2025 9:15AM

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