Wigston Magna, Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Leicestershire

Wigston Magna, Wesleyan Methodist Chapel was built in 1839. In 1851 it provided 100 free and 100 other sittings. There was also standing room for 50. By 1860 the original building and subsequent extensions and alterations had cost £180. In 1873 the chapel provided seating for 185 persons. It was probably closed when the Frederick Street chapel was opened in 1885. Its location has not been established.
Sources
TNA HO129/411/1/3/6
Leicestershire Record Office, N/M/NDD 1-15, Annual trust returns, Nottingham and Derby District 1860-1878
John Rylands Library University of Manchester, MAC Lawson: Returns of Accommodation provided by Wesleyan Methodist Chapels and other Preaching Places, 1873/497

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