Building record MLI87312 - Former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, High Street, Binbrook

Summary

Former Wesleyan Methodist chapel on the western side of High Street, Binbrook. Opened in 1816, converted into a Sunday School in 1877, and later used as a warehouse. Now in use as a private residence.

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Full Description

Binbrook's earliest Wesleyan Methodist Chapel was built on the western side of the High Street. Construction began in 1815, with the chapel opening in September 1816, with seating for 300 congregants. It was converted to use as a Sunday School in 1877, when the new Wesleyan Chapel was opened on the eastern side of High Street (see MLI87311). The building was later converted to use as a warehouse at some point in the 20th century, after its religious use had ended, and was further converted to use as a private residence in 2010. The building is constructed of yellow brick and has a gabled roof. It has stone cills and a probable dedication tablet on its eastern gable, though this was defaced at some point, and it no longer legible. The original ground floor windows have been bricked in, with modern double doors now giving entrance on the eastern gable. Stell records this structure, though confuses details of its history with those for the first Primitive Methodist chapel in Binbrook, located on Mount Pleasant (see MLI98902). All other Sources on this building confirm it was the older of the two Wesleyan chapels constructed in Binbrook. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}

Sources/Archives (6)

  •  Digital Archive: Lincolnshire County Council. 2013. GIS layer depicting locations and survival of nonconformist chapels in East Lindsey. Binbrook.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.474.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: R.W. Ambler. 1979. Lincolnshire Returns of the Census of Religious Worship, 1851. p.189, no.1027.
  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-7. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. Sheet 29/13.
  •  Article in Serial: Charles Rawding. 1991. 'Methodism in Nineteenth Century Binbrook' in Lincolnshire Past and Present. vol.3, pp.2-5.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Christopher Stell. 2002. Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England. p.197, no.33.

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Location

Grid reference Centred TF 21017 93801 (13m by 11m) Surveyed
Civil Parish BINBROOK, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Oct 28 2026 2:57PM

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