Building record MLI91734 - Baptist chapel at Old Sleaford
Summary
Baptist chapel at Old Sleaford
Type and Period (3)
- CHAPEL (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1811 AD to 1950 AD?)
- STRICT BAPTIST CHAPEL (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1811 AD to 1950 AD?)
- HOUSE (Mid 20th Century to 21st Century - 1950 AD? to 2050 AD)
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Full Description
PRN 65337
There was a Baptist chapel at Old Sleaford, to the north of Boston Road, which was built in 1811. {1}
The site was visited in 2009. The former Baptist chapel is situated in a courtyard which is approached through a passage from the north side of Boston Road and is entered through a triangular-headed gateway in a brick wall. It is now a house named Hamilton Place. It was built in 1808 or 1811 and opened in 1812 by Mr William Huntingdon and was capable of seating 250 persons. It was probably originally built for a congregation of Independents and later adopted Strict Baptist doctrines. It is a square red brick building (painted white) with a hipped roof with modern concrete tiles. One original sash window with margin lights survives in the rear elevation. Otherwise there are two bays of segmental-headed windows on the side elevations though the windows have been replaced. The front elevation has three bays with a gabled porch, with chamfered angles, and paired square-headed doors. The adjoining gabled annexe contains the original immersion baptismal tank which survives hidden beneath the modern kitchen sink. Two fireplaces survive internally.{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI920 Bibliographic Reference: Edward Trollope. 1872. Sleaford and the Wapentakes of Flaxwell and Aswardhurn in the County of Lincoln. p 167.
- <2> SLI9638 Digital Archive: Lincolnshire County Council. 2004-2009. GIS layer depicting locations and survival of nonconformist chapels. 65337.
- <3> SLI920 Bibliographic Reference: Edward Trollope. 1872. Sleaford and the Wapentakes of Flaxwell and Aswardhurn in the County of Lincoln. page 168.
- <4> SLI12354 Bibliographic Reference: Fawcett, T.. 1902. A History of the Free Churches of Sleaford from 1662 to 1902. page 20.
- <5> SLI7745 Bibliographic Reference: R.W. Ambler. 1979. Lincolnshire Returns of the Census of Religious Worship, 1851. page 60.
- <6> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. page 436.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 06975 45607 (14m by 19m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SLEAFORD, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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