Building record MLI87622 - Congregational Chapel, Alford

Summary

Former Congregational chapel, on the corner of Chauntry Road and Hamilton Road, Alford. The chapel closed in 2012 and is now in use as a private residence.

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Full Description

The Congregational Chapel is the earliest chapel in Alford, dating from 1795. It was extended in 1845 and a new chapel was attached in 1876. The building is a minor landmark feature at the junction of Hamilton Road and Chauntry Road. It is constructed of red brick with decorative brickwork and a small hexagonal spire. The nonconformist chapel was visited as part of a survey of nonconformist chapels in East Lindsey District. {1}{2}{3}{4} The history of the building and its various pastors was researched in 2016, after the chapel had closed in 2012. Construction of the original chapel began in December 1795, with the first meeting taking place on the 12th February 1797. This original building was a two-bay, single-storey structure made of red brick. An extension was added to the north of this original structure in 1845, as the congregation grew. A much larger new chapel was added to the south of the original building in 1876, leaving the former rooms to be used for Sunday School teaching. The original building has two round-arched windows facing the road and a third window in the extension, with a pair of blocked round-arched doorways between, and an end entrance covered by a later porch. The larger chapel of 1876 was designed by J Tait of Leicester and is built of red brick with yellow decorative brickwork and tile with Gothic windows and a fleche. All parts of the building are now in use as a private residence. {5}{6}{7}

Sources/Archives (7)

  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-07. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. TF 47 NE.
  •  Report: QuBE Planning Ltd.. 2008. Alford Conservation Area Appraisal. Section 6.10.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: R.W. Ambler. 1979. Lincolnshire Returns of the Census of Religious Worship, 1851. p.168, no.914.
  •  Digital Archive: Lincolnshire County Council. 2013. GIS layer depicting locations and survival of nonconformist chapels in East Lindsey. Alford.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Christopher Stell. 2002. Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England. p.195, no.2.
  •  Unpublished Document: Keith Jones. 2016. The Building of Alford Congregational Church. -.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: S.M. Cooke and P.E. Crome. 1988. Alford Town. pp.33-4.

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Location

Grid reference Centred TF 45193 75798 (23m by 30m) Surveyed
Civil Parish ALFORD, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Sep 11 2024 3:23PM

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