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Monument record MDR12581 - Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (site of), Compton Street, Ashbourne

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  • None recorded

Full Description

The Wesleyan Methodists have a commodious chapel at Ashbourne, situated in Compton. It is a neat brick building, erected in 1822, and contains a good organ. It will seat about 700 hearers. (1) There is a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel situated here on the 1st edition OS map. (2) The Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, situated in Church Street, was erected in 1880 (see SMR 357). The old chapel at Compton is now disused [1895]. (3) The building has since been demolished and the site has been redeveloped [2011]. (4)

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: White, F & Co.. 1857. History, Gazetteer & Directory of the County of Derby. p 394.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile).
  • <3> Bibliographic reference: Bulmer, T and Co.. 1895. History, Topography and Directory of Derbyshire. p 281.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). Current Mastermap and 1:10000 series.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 1812 4653 (19m by 14m)
Civil Parish ASHBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Aug 16 2016 2:01PM

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