Building record MLI86567 - Wesleyan Chapel and Sunday School, High Street, Wellingore
Summary
Former Primitive chapel then Wesleyan Chapel and Sunday School, High Street, Wellingore
Type and Period (5)
- PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHAPEL (Post Medieval - 1837 AD to 1842 AD?)
- WESLEYAN METHODIST CHAPEL (Post Medieval - 1842 AD? to 1887 AD)
- ARTS CENTRE (Late 20th Century to 21st Century - 1993 AD? to 2050 AD)
- SUNDAY SCHOOL (Early 20th Century to Late 20th Century - 1925 AD to 1993 AD?)
- WESLEYAN METHODIST CHAPEL (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1887 AD to 1993 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
63298
A former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel is located on High Street. It is constructed of red and yellow brick, and has a gabled front with a tall centre bay, dated 1887 'Jubillee'. There may have been an earlier chapel on the site which was mentioned in 1856. {1}{2}{3}
The former chapel was visited in 2009. It is now in use as business premises or arts centre. It has an adjacent attached Sunday School built of red brick with gault brick dressings, dentil brick cornices and a tablet 'Wesleyan Sunday School 1925'. The chapel has a tall, projecting central bay on the front elevation with a raised gable and a stepped pattern in yellow gault brick in the gable and a tablet '1887 Jubilee'. The side elevations have five bays with dogtooth brickwork in the eaves cornice. The predecessor of this chapel was built in 1837 by Primitive Methodists but was sold to Wesleyan Methodists around 1842. The new chapel was built in front of the old one in 1887. It was closed in 1993.{6}{7}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI9202 Bibliographic Reference: Christopher Stell. 2002. Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England. page 227.
- <2> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. page 342.
- <3> SLI9546 Verbal Communication: Grundy, S.. 2004. -.
- <4> SLI3566 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. 86/11.
- <5> SLI11565 Bibliographic Reference: Cole, Roger. 2007. Wellingore Past and Present. pp 12-13.
- <6> SLI12339 Website: Lincolnshire County Council. 2009. Lincolnshire Archives - Methodist Records. http://microsites.lincolnshire.gov.uk/archives/. Wellingore Chapel.
- <7> SLI9638 Digital Archive: Lincolnshire County Council. 2004-2009. GIS layer depicting locations and survival of nonconformist chapels. 63298.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 98420 56633 (25m by 22m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WELLINGORE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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