Building record MLI97739 - The Old Chapel, Money Bridge, Pinchbeck
Summary
Former Independent Chapel and Schoolroom, Money Bridge, Pinchbeck, now a house
Type and Period (4)
- CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1840 AD to 2002 AD?)
- SCHOOLROOM (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1834 AD to 2002 AD?)
- HOUSE (21st Century - 2002 AD to 2050 AD)
- CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL (Rebuilt 1840, Post Medieval - 1787 AD? to 1840 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 25666
A Primitive Methodist chapel is marked on the 1904 OS County Series Map but in fact the chapel on that site was an Independent chapel. It still survives, along with its school, though it has been much altered during conversion to residential use. 'A congregation was gathered in 1785 by a student from Trevecca College and a church formed in the following year'. The first chapel was built in 1787, enlarged in 1817, and subsequently rebuilt in 1840. The schoolroom was built in 1834 and was a day school. The chapel is constructed of red brick. The upper storey has probably been rebuilt, though it was originally a two storeyed building, and the original hipped slate roof has been replaced by a gabled roof. The original two tiers of flat-headed sash windows have been replaced, though the brick heads and keystones survive. The broad three-bay west front retains its round-arched doorway, with a plain fanlight above, and ashlar keystone and imposts. The original tablet which was sited above the doorway with the dates of erection and alteration has been replaced by a new tablet set in the south gable which also records the conversion to a house in 2002. It now reads 'Independent Congregational Chapel constructed 1787, enlarged 1817, rebuild [sic] and enlarged 1840, converted to residence 2002'. The side walls, which are now the gables, retain the central opening of their original three bays though not all of the pilasters survive. The rear wall, originally containing a large lunette, could not be observed. The school-room wing of 1834 still survives and is a long, low building of brick and pantile. Prior to conversion the chapel had a rear gallery and lower seating which was replaced in the 19th century. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI9638 Digital Archive: Lincolnshire County Council. 2004-2009. GIS layer depicting locations and survival of nonconformist chapels. 25666.
- <2> SLI3566 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. 133/12.
- <3> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. p840.
- <4> SLI9202 Bibliographic Reference: Christopher Stell. 2002. Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England. p219.
- <5> SLI7745 Bibliographic Reference: R.W. Ambler. 1979. Lincolnshire Returns of the Census of Religious Worship, 1851. p18.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 21483 25630 (9m by 12m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PINCHBECK, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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