Building record MLI88892 - Old Marsh Chapel, Burgh le Marsh

Summary

Old Marsh Chapel, Burgh le Marsh

Type and Period (4)

  • (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1865 AD to 1936 AD)
  • (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
  • (Second World War to Late 20th Century - 1945 AD to 1983 AD)
  • (Late 20th Century to 21st Century - 1983 AD to 2050 AD)

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Full Description

PRN 46601 Mission chapel with schoolroom below, built in 1865-7 then restored 1884. Constructed in red brick with ashlar dressings. The chapel has a pantile roof with stone coped gables; the east gable with cross finial; the west gable has a gabled bellcote with single pointed opening and cross finial. It stands two storeys high and has a three bay south front with slightly projecting gabled doorway to left. Founded by W. G. Tozer, Bishop of Zanzibar, Jamaica and Honduras. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.{1} Built in 1867 at a cost of £320 (legal fees £1.14s 6d) defrayed by Anglican Bishop Tozer who, prior to his appointment as the second Bishop of Nyasaland (now Malawi), served as Vicar to the Parish of Burgh-le-Marsh. The Chapel was erected as a place of worship, with a school on the ground floor for 'the children of poor parishioners and labouring classes'. The Church was on the upper floor. These satellite Churches, known as 'Chapels of Ease', were common in the Marsh and Fenlands of Lincolnshire. So called for being easier and more convenient for the labouring class families to attend worship than walking two or three miles to the nearest Parish church. Closed in 1936 and unused until the outbreak of the Second World War when occupied by the armed Forces on coastal Defence Units. For 37 post war years to 1983 the disused Chapel became progressively more derelict and overgrown until purchased from the Church Commissioners by private developers. The building now functions as a flag manufacturer and seller.{2}

Sources/Archives (1)

  •  Index: Department of the Environment. 1987. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 5/24, 071.020.

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Location

Grid reference Centred TF 52655 64187 (12m by 7m)
Civil Parish BURGH LE MARSH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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