Building record MLI94542 - Spalding United Reform Church and Sunday School, Pinchbeck Road, Spalding
Summary
Independent chapel and Sunday School, Pinchbeck Road, Spalding
Type and Period (2)
- SUNDAY SCHOOL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1856 AD to 2050 AD)
- CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1821 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
The Sunday School is a neo-Classical brick building built in 1856. It has a plaque reading 'Sunday School MDCCCCVI'. 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. It is the Sunday School building that is listed and not the Chapel building. {1}{2}
The Independent chapel and Sunday School were visited in 2010. The chapel is still in use as a United Reformed Church. It was built in 1821 for a new congregation gathered by a student from Hoxton Academy following an unsuccessful attempt to begin a particular baptist interest. Galleries were added in the 1840s, and in 1856, and it was refronted in 1910. The chapel purchased the adjacent Spread Eagle public house and built the Sunday School on the site in 1856. The chapel is constructed of red brick with stone dressings and has a hipped roof with modern concrete tiles. The façade has stone quoins and has three bays with two tiers of round-arched windows which have stone dressings, including keystones, margin lights and stained glass. The central round-arched doorway is approached by three steps with iron railings, and a boot scraper, and has a keystone with a date of 1910. Above the paired doors is a light with stained leaded glass. The side elevations have two bays of round-headed windows . An original stone tablet inscribed 'INDEPENDENT CHAPEL 1821' is reset above the doorway and there is a long uninterrupted balustrade on the wall top. The adjacent Sunday-school was built in 1856 in neo-classical style with a pediment and cornice. It has three bays with pilasters and pediment. The overhanging eaves and cornice are supported on brackets. {3}{4}{5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI11517 Index: Department of the Environment. 1975. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 1/109.
- <2> SLI12350 Report: South Holland District Council. 2007. Spalding Conservation Area Appraisal. Pinchbeck Road character area.
- <3> SLI9638 Digital Archive: Lincolnshire County Council. 2004-2009. GIS layer depicting locations and survival of nonconformist chapels. 25401.
- <4> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p678.
- <5> SLI9202 Bibliographic Reference: Christopher Stell. 2002. Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England. p223.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 24789 22862 (30m by 33m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SPALDING, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Survey: Site visit to nonconformist chapel and Sunday School, Pinchbeck Road, Spalding (ELI10350)
- Event - Survey: Site Visit to Spalding Conservation Area (Including Proposed Extensions) (ELI9723)
- Event - Survey: Site visit to the Sunday School to the Congregational Church, Pinchbeck Road, Spalding (ELI9852)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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