Building record MLI87334 - Central Methodist Church, High Street, Lincoln
Summary
Central Methodist Church, High Street, Lincoln
Type and Period (2)
- PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHAPEL (Edwardian to Early 20th Century - 1905 AD to 1932 AD)
- UNITED METHODIST CHAPEL (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1932 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 70410
The building is depicted as a Primtive Methodist Church 1905 Ordnance Survey map. {1}
Built in 1905 as ‘Portland Place Memorial Chapel’. The building was renamed the Central Methodist Church soon after the formation of the United Methodist Church in 1932. {2}
The Central Methodist Church, with adjoining Sunday school, theatre and meeting rooms, was built in 1905 by Howdill & Sons of Leeds. The building underwent internal alterations 1968. Constructed from red brick with ashlar dressings, and slate roofs topped with pyramid-roofed ventilators. Overall, it is designed in a Baroque Revival style. 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. {3}
1905 by Howdill and Son of Leeds. Brick and much stone. Baroque, with a great deal of rustication. In the middle of the facade, a tripartite arrangement of windows divided by Ionic columns, the voussoirs breaking through the pediment with a lunette window above. Ritually southwest tower and a companion-piece a pretty little turret, typically Arts and Crafts {4}. The church is built of brick with rusticated stone dressings, has flamboyant Classical detail and asymmetrical domed tower. {5}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI3566 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. 70/11.
- <2> SLI9142 Bibliographic Reference: Jones, Michael, J; Stocker, D.; and Vince, A.. 2003. The City by the Pool including LARA. LARA.
- <3> SLI5854 Index: Department of Culture, Media and Sport. Dec 1999. Revised List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 269.675 1941-1/14/461.
- <4> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). 502.
- <5> SLI9202 Bibliographic Reference: Christopher Stell. 2002. Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England. 216.
- <6> SLI9994 Digital Archive: Lincolnshire County Council. 2005. GIS layer depicting locations and survival of nonconformist chapels in the City of Lincoln. 70410.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 97288 70545 (48m by 25m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BOULTHAM, LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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