Monument record MLI99347 - Former Congregational and United Methodist Free Chapel, Little Gonerby
Summary
Site of the former Congregational and United Methodist Free chapel, on Chapel Street, Little Gonerby, Grantham.
Type and Period (2)
- CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL (Post Medieval - 1824 AD to 1869 AD)
- UNITED METHODIST FREE CHAPEL (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1869 AD to 1956 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A Congregational chapel was built in 1824, at a cost of £2,200, on Chapel Street, Little Gonerby, Grantham. The chapel closed in 1856, but was bought by the Free Methodists for £760, and reopened with seating for 380. The building was closed and demolished in 1956 to make way for road widening. {1}{2}{3}
The building is depicted on an 1887 town map of Grantham, where it is labelled as a United Free Methodist Chapel. It is labelled as having 'Seats for 500', suggesting the building was extended or re-organised after its sale to the Free Methodists. {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI7745 Bibliographic Reference: R.W. Ambler. 1979. Lincolnshire Returns of the Census of Religious Worship, 1851. No.421, p.79.
- <2> SLI14400 Bibliographic Reference: Shepherdson, C.. 2007. The Lincolnshire Chapels in the Grantham & Vale of Belvoir Circuit, Past and Present. p.5.
- <3> SLI14412 Digital Archive: Lincolnshire County Council. 2013. GIS layer depicting locations and survival of nonconformist chapels in South Kesteven. Grantham.
- <4> SLI11851 Website: Landmark Information Group. 2007->. Old Maps. www.old-maps.co.uk. Accessed 16/06/2014.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 9129 3621 (23m by 29m) Estimated from sources |
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Civil Parish | GRANTHAM, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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