Building record MLI87639 - Former Weslyan Chapel, Chapel Street, Alford

Summary

Former Weslyan Chapel, Chapel Street, Alford.

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Full Description

Chapel, now Masonic Hall. It was built in 1819 of brick with a rendered front and a hipped slate roof. It has a baptismal tank for total immersions. {1}{2}{3} The chapel had an associated preacher's house and Sunday school, however these buildings are now used for other purposes. {4} The building was in use as a chapel from 1819 until 1865, and was enlarged in 1837 to seat 544. {5}{6}

Sources/Archives (6)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: S.M. Cooke and P.E. Crome. 1988. Alford Town. Page 22.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Christopher Stell. 2002. Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England. p.195.
  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-07. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. 16/11.
  •  Report: QuBE Planning Ltd.. 2008. Alford Conservation Area Appraisal. Section 6.3.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: R.W. Ambler. 1979. Lincolnshire Returns of the Census of Religious Worship, 1851. No.915, p.168.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Shepherdson, C.. 2010. A List and Brief Details of Chapels in the East Lincolnshire Circuit, Past and Present. p.2.

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Location

Grid reference Centred TF 45448 76113 (17m by 12m) Surveyed
Civil Parish ALFORD, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Sep 11 2024 3:01PM

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