Burton Latimer, Duke Street Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Northamptonshire

Burton Latimer, WM Chapel, facade, 11.1.2019
Burton Latimer, WM Chapel, roundel and name strap, 11.1.2019
Burton Latimer, WM Chapel, east side, 11.1.2019

Burton Latimer, Duke Street Wesleyan Methodist Chapel was built in 1896. It had seating for 160 in pews in 1940. There were 2 schoolrooms and no other rooms. It continues to be used as a Methodist place of worship.
Sources
Methodist Church Buildings: Statistical returns including seating accommodation as at July 1st 1940, p162
Site visit 11.1.2018

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  • From 1911 to 1931 it reported 150 sittings. In 1940 the premises consisted of a chapel 36 feet by 27 feet and seating 116 in pews and two halls, 33 feet by 22 feet and 20 feet by 10 feet. There were no vestries or other rooms.
    Sources
    John Rylands Library University of Manchester, MAC Lawson Returns of Accommodation provided by Wesleyan Methodist Chapels and other Preaching Places,1911/108, 1931/111
    John Rylands Library University of Manchester, DDPD1 Methodist Church Buildings: Statistical returns including seating accommodation as at July 1st 1940/687

    By G W Oxley (11/06/2020)

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