Building record 1160/0/708 - Former General Baptist Chapel, rear of 36 Bridge Street

The General Baptist Chapel on Kingswell Street was in existence by the middle of the 19th century. It replaced the Quaker Meeting House that had originally stood in the plot to the south from at least the middle of the 18th century. By 1884, it was no longer in use as a chapel and was being used as a warehouse. Now part of a bar/club that fronts onto Bridge Street.

{1} Facing Kingswell Street. Probably a former chapel although may possibly have been used as a warehouse. Not listed. Photographs.

{2} Property to south is in use as a Quaker Meeting House

{3} The General Baptist Cheple, Kingswell Street. A small neat structure, formerly the Friends Meeting House, rebuilt & enlarged.

{4} General Baptist Chapel in 1847.

{5} Property is listed as 'Bazaar & Ballroom Fittings Warehouse' in 1899.

{6} Purchase in 1705 details the meeting house as 'one large room with a chamber over it and other conveniences…and by [the Quakers] lately built. The sale to the Baptists in c1829 describes the property as 'being bounded on the north side by a lane or passage leading from Kinswell Street to Bridge Street and on the south side by property belonging to the corporation of Northampton'.

<1> Ellison M., 2001, 36 Bridge Street, photographic record, (unchecked) (SMR Report Form). SNN101346.

<2> Noble; Butlin, 1746, Town Map (Map). SNN430.

<3> Whellan W., 1849, History, Gazetteer and Directory of Northamptonshire, p. 133 (Directory). SNN100427.

<4> Wood; Law, 1847, Town Map of Northampton (Map). SNN752.

<5> Goad, 1899, Insurance Plan (Map). SNN105173.

<6> Welsh, T., 2009, Document Search: Kingswell Street, Northampton (Document). SNN106429.

Record last edited

Apr 13 2026 3:00PM