Building record MDR13007 - Former Chapel/Sunday school, Lodge Street, Draycott
Type and Period (2)
- WESLEYAN METHODIST CHAPEL ? (Georgian - 1800 AD to 1800 AD)
- SUNDAY SCHOOL (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1882 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
The Wesleyan Methodists have a large chapel built in 1830 [see SMR 19322]. The former chapel was built in 1800. John Nelson laid the first stone. It is now used as a Sunday school. (1)
There is a Sunday school situated here on the 1st edition 25" OS map of c. 1880. (2)
The Wesleyans built their first chapel at Draycott in 1800. The present [1895] edifice was erected in 1830. (3)
The building appears to be extant, but is likely to be in use as a residence [2011]. (4-5)
A methodist chapel, built in 1800. Converted to a Sunday school in 1830. The chapel is built of red brick with sawtooth eaves beneath a slate roof. The front elevation is two storeys tall. There is a central entrance porch carried on Corinthian columns and modern windows beneath segment arches. (6)
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDR19516 Bibliographic reference: White, F & Co.. 1857. History, Gazetteer & Directory of the County of Derby. p 324.
- <2> SDR18789 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile).
- <3> SDR3507 Bibliographic reference: Bulmer, T and Co.. 1895. History, Topography and Directory of Derbyshire. p 605.
- <4> SDR20816 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). Current Mastermap and 1:10000 series.
- <5> SDR20894 *Internet Web Site: Google Maps. http://maps.google.com/. Website viewed 12/08/2011.
- <6> SDR21473 *Internet Web Site: Erewash Borough Council. List of buildings of local interest. www.erewash.gov.uk. LL/624.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 4449 3315 (12m by 10m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DRAYCOTT AND CHURCH WILNE, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Oct 14 2013 2:32PM