Building record MLI91934 - Chapel House, Boston Road, Sutterton
Summary
Former General Baptist chapel at Sutterton now in use as a house named "Chapel House" with associated Sunday School and burial ground
Type and Period (4)
- GENERAL BAPTIST CHAPEL (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1825 AD to 1972 AD)
- HOUSE (Late 20th Century to 21st Century - 1974 AD to 2050 AD)
- SUNDAY SCHOOL (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1882 AD to 1980 AD?)
- BAPTIST BURIAL GROUND (Post Medieval to First World War - 1825 AD? to 1914 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 13948
The former General Baptist chapel was built in 1825 and enlarged in 1839. It is now in use as a house named "Chapel House". It was not possible to verify the level of survival of the associated burial ground and its monuments during the site visit. The former associated Sunday School was built 100yds to the south in 1882 (TF 2862 3603). This building also survives and is now also in use as a house. The chapel is of 2 storeys, constructed of brick with a modern concrete tiled roof. For a full description and the legal address of this Grade II Listed Building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. The former Sunday School is constructed of red brick, with a string course of black brick, a hipped slate roof with overhanging eaves on pairs of brackets, segmental-headed windows and a date tablet of 1882.{1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}{7}
The chapel was converted to a house during 1973-74. {8}
In 2015 human remains were uncovered found by the owner while working at a deeper level than usual in the garden which is in the grounds of the old chapel. The bones were in what appeared to be a rotted coffin with fabric within. The coffin appeared to be under a brick layer. The site was described as an old bricked up tomb/burial chamber and the bones of a skull and pelvis. {9}
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SLI9638 Digital Archive: Lincolnshire County Council. 2004-2009. GIS layer depicting locations and survival of nonconformist chapels. 13948.
- <2> SLI3566 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. 117/15.
- <3> SLI9202 Bibliographic Reference: Christopher Stell. 2002. Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England. Page 225.
- <4> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. Page 814.
- <5> SLI7745 Bibliographic Reference: R.W. Ambler. 1979. Lincolnshire Returns of the Census of Religious Worship, 1851. Page 39 No 197.
- <6> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). Page 731.
- <7> SLI9305 Index: Department of the Environment. 1988. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 8/62.
- <8> SLI15025 Article in Serial: 1973. Article on Sutterton Baptist Chapel in Lincolnshire Chronicle. 26 January 1973, page 5.
- <9> SLI15019 Verbal Communication: 2015. Information from the Boston Coroner. 03/08/2015.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 28643 36090 (17m by 17m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SUTTERTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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