Sharnford Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (ii), Leicestershire

Sharnford Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (ii) was built in 1827 application having been made to the Chapel Committee for permission to build a chapel costing £350 in 1826. In 1851 it had 42 free and 144 other seats. In 1873 it had seating for 211 persons In 1940 the chapel had seating for 200 persons in pews and there were no schoolrooms and one other room.
Sources
The National Archives,1851 ecclesiastical census TNA HO129.412.1.3.6 (Hinckley Union)
John Rylands Library University of Manchester, DDPD58 Applications to the Chapels Committee for permission to build, extend or sell Chapels, 1817 – 1830 No. 380

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