Monument record MLI92189 - Unlocated site of former General Baptist Chapel and School Room, Witham Green, Boston

Summary

Site of former General Baptist Chapel and School Room in Witham Green, Boston. The exact site is unlocated.

Type and Period (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

PRN 14010 Documentary sources reveal that a school was built in Witham Green "near the Grand Sluice" in 1842 by the congregation from the chapel in High Street. Later "commodious school-rooms" were added for around 100 children, from any denomination, who were provided with a free education. A chapel was built at a later date and appears in the Census of Religious Returns of 1851. The exact site has not been established.{1}{2}{3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: Pishey Thompson. 1856. The Histories and Antiquities of Boston. Pages 262 & 294.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: R.W. Ambler. 1979. Lincolnshire Returns of the Census of Religious Worship, 1851. Page 49 No.248.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Ambler, R.W.. 2000. Churches, Chapels and Parish Communities of Lincolnshire, 1660-1900. Pages 119 & 122.

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Location

Grid reference Not recorded
Civil Parish BOSTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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