Monument record MLI91733 - Site of Wesleyan Methodist chapel, North Street
Summary
Site of Wesleyan Methodist chapel, North Street. The original chapel was demolished and replaced by a new chapel building in 1969-1972. The schoolroom/church hall and manse survive.
Type and Period (4)
- WESLEYAN METHODIST CHAPEL (Demolished, Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1848 AD to 1969 AD)
- SCHOOL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1854 AD to 2050 AD?)
- MANSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1897 AD to 2050 AD)
- CHURCH HALL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1848 AD? to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 65336
The Wesleyan Methodist chapel on North Street was built in 1848 in yellow brick with Ancaster stone dressings, with an adjoining school room and vestries. The architect was James Simpson of Leeds. {1}{2}
The site of the demolished chapel was visited in 2009. The chapel was built on the site of the Old Falcon Inn in Northgate, which was purchased for £1,500, to replace the chapel in Westgate when that chapel became too small (PRN 65622). It was repaired and beautified in 1867 and had further alterations in 1885. The chapel was demolished and replaced by a new chapel between 1969-1972. In 1897 the old ministers house was demolished and replaced by a new building which still survived in 2009. The Church Hall survives. In 1902 a mission chapel in Grantham Road was proposed but never completed. A photograph of the demolished Northgate chapel survives and shows that it had a three-bay front with central and lateral doors and a large Perpendicular 3-light window in the projecting central bay with projecting quoins at the angles.{3}{4}{5}{6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI920 Bibliographic Reference: Edward Trollope. 1872. Sleaford and the Wapentakes of Flaxwell and Aswardhurn in the County of Lincoln. p 167.
- <2> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. p 436.
- <3> SLI9638 Digital Archive: Lincolnshire County Council. 2004-2009. GIS layer depicting locations and survival of nonconformist chapels. 65336.
- <4> SLI7745 Bibliographic Reference: R.W. Ambler. 1979. Lincolnshire Returns of the Census of Religious Worship, 1851. page 60.
- <5> SLI12339 Website: Lincolnshire County Council. 2009. Lincolnshire Archives - Methodist Records. http://microsites.lincolnshire.gov.uk/archives/. Sleaford, Northgate.
- <6> SLI7885 Bibliographic Reference: Leary, W.. 1988. Lincolnshire Methodism. page 77.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 06813 45985 (53m by 42m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SLEAFORD, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Site visit to site of former nonconformist chapel and associated buildings (ELI9248)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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