Building record 745/6 - Silverstone Wesleyan Chapel

Wesleyan Methodist chapel in the High Street, built in 1811 and extended to the front in 1840.The earlier front had a broad front, gabled sides and two large segmental-arched windows in the back wall. The present front has a wide gable with a gabled porch. Identified by South Northamptonshire Council as being a building of historic and/or architectural significance.

{1} Wesleyan Methodist chapel in the High Street, built in 1811 and extended to the front in 1840.The earlier front had a broad front, gabled sides and two large segmental-arched windows in the back wall. The present front has a wide gable with a gabled porch. The original date-stone of 181 is re-set in the front wall. The interior, re-pewed in the late 19th century, has a gallery of c1840 at the front. Monument: in chapel, to George Newman Robinson, 1859.

{2} Identified by South Northamptonshire Council as being a building of historic and/or architectural significance.

<1> The Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1986, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-Houses: Northamptonshire & Oxfordshire, p. 147 (Report). SNN2902.

<2> SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL, 2012, South Northamptonshire Council Survey of Significant Historic Buildings, (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN108984.

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Feb 5 2025 6:08PM