Category Archives: Featured Chapel

The Parsonage Street Chapel, Macclesfield Late in 1806, the itinerant American evangelist, Lorenzo Dow, came to Macclesfield and preached the dedicatory sermon of a new Chapel, belonging to the Free Gospellers, or Revivalists. Initially this group seems to have seceded … Continue reading →

This month we are pleased to share a contribution from Council Member and Labour Historian, Professor Peter Ackers. Photos are by Moira Ackers. Christians Meeting House (1910), Humberstone Garden Suburb, Leicester (Churches of Christ) This meeting house was purpose-built for … Continue reading →

Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Ellerton, East Riding of Yorkshire This month we feature a Chapel at Risk that was brought to our attention by local campaigner Chris Cobley: This delightful rural Georgian chapel with a remarkably intact original interior has an … Continue reading →

Trafalgar Street Church, Hull This month we are pleased to share a contribution from Council member and Baines enthusiast Stuart Leadley. The Grade II listed Trafalgar Street Church stands on the corner of Beverley Road and Trafalgar Street in Hull. Its … Continue reading →

This month’s contribution comes from Angela Swan, Grants Officer for the Listed Places of Worship: Roof Repair Fund administered by the National Heritage Memorial Fund. Baxter United Reformed Church, a Grade II listed building is located at the heart of Kidderminster … Continue reading →

This month we are delighted to feature another contribution by Dr Jennifer Freeman. Bethesda Strict Baptist Church,Kensington Place, Kensington, London Strict Baptists form a distinct group among the many interwoven strands of the Baptist denomination. The Church in Kensington Place … Continue reading →

Perry Green Baptist Chapel, Hertfordshire Whilst enjoying a Sunday spring walk we happened across this charming little chapel in Perry Green near Luton. According to the Chapel’s website: “The present Perry Green Baptist Chapel is a smaller version of the … Continue reading →

This month Chapels Society Secretary Moria Ackers shares her tale of a charming walk that ends with a delightful little Chapel: Mill Dale Methodist Chapel At the end of the very lovely walk down Dovedale, Derbyshire one ends up at … Continue reading →

The Chapels Society would like to wish all our visitors a Happy New Year. And for our first Chapel of the Month of 2017 we have a contribution from Dr Jennifer Freeman OBE: Bethesda Methodist Chapel, Albion Street, Stoke-on-Trent – … Continue reading →

This month our Chapel of the Month author is Dr John Clements, current Pastor of the Old Meeting House Congregational Church, Colegate, Norwich. He writes: Built during a period of religious persecution, the Old Meeting House Congregational Church is one … Continue reading →