Monument record MLI92192 - Site of former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Wormgate, Boston
Summary
Site of former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in Wormgate, Boston
Type and Period (1)
- WESLEYAN METHODIST CHAPEL (Post Medieval - 1764 AD? to 1808 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 14012
It is known from documentary sources that the first Wesleyan Methodist chapel in Boston was built around 1764 in Wormgate, possibly on the corner of Fountains Lane. It is said to have seated 170 people. It was subsequently replaced by a new chapel in Red Lion Street in 1808 (PRN 14013). In 1856 the building still existed, at which time it was divided into two dwellings. Today the south corner of the junction of Wormgate with Fountains Lane is unoccupied but archaeological excavation of the site revealed the former existence of a 17th century, or earlier, timber-framed post medieval building, which existed until the 1960s. The north corner of the junction of Wormgate with Fountains Lane is now occupied by a building which houses 2 shops which are listed.The listing dates them to the mid 18th century with alterations of the 19th and 20th centuries.{1}{2}{3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI1071 Bibliographic Reference: Pishey Thompson. 1856. The Histories and Antiquities of Boston. Page 209.
- <2> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. Page 284.
- <3> SLI12099 Bibliographic Reference: Leary, W.. 1972. Methodism in the Town of Boston. Page 6.
- <4> SLI5613 Index: Department of Culture, Media and Sport. 1999. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. Ref 716-1/7/267.
Map
Location
Grid reference | TF 326 442 (point) Estimated from Sources |
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Civil Parish | BOSTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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