Monument record MLI87165 - Former Wesleyan Reformers Methodist Chapel, Union Street, Market Rasen
Summary
Former Wesleyan Reformers Methodist Chapel, built in 1861 at Union Street, Market Rasen. The chapel closed in 1963 and was subsequently converted to use as a garage, before being demolished in 2020.
Type and Period (2)
- UNITED METHODIST FREE CHAPEL (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1861 AD to 1963 AD)
- GARAGE (Mid 20th Century to 21st Century - 1963 AD to 2020 AD)
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Full Description
The Free Methodist Chapel on Union Street was built in 1861 by the Wesleyan Reformers. It succeeded an earlier chapel on Union Street. It was in use as a garage. It was much altered after its closure, but did retain a pair of original doors and some windows. {1}{2}{3}{4}
The chapel was the subject of a retrospective programme of photographic recording, conducted following its demolition in 2020. The chapel was built in 1861, but closed in 1963 and was subsequently converted to use as a garage. The main building was of two-storeys, being built of brick laid in 3-course English Garden Wall bond, and featured a pitched slate roof that was hipped at the eastern end. A two-storey brick extension attached to the eastern end of the main building is thought to have acted as a vestry. Further extensions and outbuildings added a schoolroom and chapel cottage, although these structures were in private ownership and not included in the recording. The chapel was in poor condition prior to its demolition, with its conversion to a garage resulting in the loss of many original features, including the classical façade and much of its interior detail. The first floor gallery was relatively intact, although there were no pews remaining. {5}{6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI9880 Bibliographic Reference: Local History group of the Market Rasen WEA. 1971. An Early Victorian Market Town: Market Rasen in the Eighteen Fifties. p.76.
- <2> SLI9638 Digital Archive: Lincolnshire County Council. 2004-2009. GIS layer depicting locations and survival of nonconformist chapels. 55085.
- <3> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. p.480.
- <4> SLI5466 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1906. Ordnance Survey County Series twenty-five inch map 1906. paper. 1:2500. 45/12.
- <5> SLI16779 Report: PCAS Archaeology Ltd. 2020. Former Methodist Chapel, Union Street, Market Rasen. PAL site code: USWB 19.
- <6> SLI16780 Archive: PCAS Archaeology Ltd. 2020. Former Methodist Chapel, Union Street, Market Rasen. LCNCC 2019.109.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 10770 89017 (27m by 15m) Surveyed |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MARKET RASEN, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Apr 27 2021 12:37PM
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