Building record MLI86935 - Former Primitive Methodist chapel, Main Street, Bishop Norton

Summary

Former Primitive Methodist chapel, Main Street, Bishop Norton

Type and Period (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

55010 The Old Chapel on Main Street is a former Primitive Methodist chapel built in 1875, which is currently used as a store. They may have been a previous chapel on the site dating from early-mid nineteenth century. The current building has round headed windows with stained glass, and most of the original transom window frames survive. It has a chimney stack, and original iron work railings on the street frontage. The street frontage also contains a date stone and two foundation stones. Inside the chapel has a raised floor, and the original coving survives. It fell out of use as a chapel in the 1980s. {1}{2}{3}{4}

Sources/Archives (4)

  •  Digital Archive: Lincolnshire County Council. 2004-2009. GIS layer depicting locations and survival of nonconformist chapels. 55010.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: R.W. Ambler. 1979. Lincolnshire Returns of the Census of Religious Worship, 1851. 1253.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. page 219.
  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. 44/3.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 98416 92605 (9m by 13m)
Civil Parish BISHOP NORTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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