Lerwick, Hillhead, Adam Clarke Wesleyan Chapel

The Adam Clarke Methodist Chapel was designed by William Parslow and erected in 1870-2. It had 500 sittings in 1873. These had been reduced to 415 by 1940 when there was a schoolroom and three other rooms. It continues to be used as a Methodist place of worship

Sources

Wesleyan seating returns, 1873

Methodist statistical returns, 1940

John Gifford, The Buildings of Scotland, Highlands and Islands, p 486

Site visit 24 May 2017

 

Lerwick Methodist Chapel, 24 May 2017, facade
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Lerwick Methodist Chapel, 24 May 2017, from north
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Lerwick Methodist Chapel, 24 May 2017, from south
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Lerwick Methodist Chapel, 24 May 2017, from west
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