Building record MLI87334 - Central Methodist Church, High Street, Lincoln

Summary

The Central Methodist Church, with adjoining Sunday school, theatre and meeting rooms, was built in 1905 by Howdill & Sons of Leeds.

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Full Description

Built in 1905 as ‘Portland Place Memorial Chapel’, the building is depicted as a Primitive Methodist Church on the 2nd edition 25" Ordnancne Survey County Series map. The building was renamed the Central Methodist Church soon after the formation of the United Methodist Church in 1932. {1}{2} The Central Methodist Church, with adjoining Sunday school, theatre and meeting rooms, was built in 1905 by Howdill & Sons of Leeds. The building underwent internal alterations in 1968. It is constructed from red brick with ashlar dressings, and features slate roofs topped with pyramid-roofed ventilators. Overall, it is designed in a Baroque Revival style. The building is of two storeys with a 5-bay front, the centre of which is recessed and has round arched doorways and windows. To the left is a square bell tower of two stages, topped with an octagonal turret, spherical lead dome and finial. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate entry in the National Heritage List for England. {3}{4}{5}{6}{7}

Sources/Archives (7)

  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. SK 97 SE.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Jones, Michael, J; Stocker, D.; and Vince, A.. 2003. The City by the Pool including LARA. LARA.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.502.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Christopher Stell. 2002. Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England. p.216, no.172.
  •  Digital Archive: Lincolnshire County Council. 2005. GIS layer depicting locations and survival of nonconformist chapels in the City of Lincoln. 70410.
  •  Index: Department of Culture, Media and Sport. Dec 1999. Revised List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 1941-1/14/461.
  •  Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1388595.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 97288 70545 (48m by 25m) Surveyed
Civil Parish BOULTHAM, LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 13 2024 11:23AM

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