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.
Type and Period (2)
- PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHAPEL (Edwardian to Early 20th Century - 1905 AD to 1932 AD)
- UNITED METHODIST CHAPEL (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1932 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
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)
- <1> SLI3566 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. SK 97 SE.
- <2> SLI9142 Bibliographic Reference: Jones, Michael, J; Stocker, D.; and Vince, A.. 2003. The City by the Pool including LARA. LARA.
- <3> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.502.
- <4> SLI9202 Bibliographic Reference: Christopher Stell. 2002. Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England. p.216, no.172.
- <5> SLI9994 Digital Archive: Lincolnshire County Council. 2005. GIS layer depicting locations and survival of nonconformist chapels in the City of Lincoln. 70410.
- <6> SLI5854 Index: Department of Culture, Media and Sport. Dec 1999. Revised List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 1941-1/14/461.
- <7> SLI13386 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 |
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Civil Parish | BOULTHAM, LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 13 2024 11:23AM
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