Converted chapel
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Converted chapel
Image: © Jeremy Bolwell Taken: 1 Nov 2012
Stockton Primitive Methodist chapel is located on the side of the busy Stockton Cross to Tenbury Wells road near Kimbolton village. The inscription on the building reads "Primitive Methodist Chapel erected 1850. Ebenezer 'Hitherto the Lord hath helped us'". It is now a private home. Apparently 'the conveyance of land for the building of the chapel was completed in September 1850. The chapel was built at a cost of £83 and was designed to seat 80. By 1859 the average attendance was 30 for the Sunday service and 16 on weekdays and there was a Sunday School in existence. The following year the chapel appeared to be flourishing with Tea Meetings, Missionary Meetings and Revival Meetings. The chapel underwent some renovation work in 1869 and by 1929 there were two services on a Sunday, at 2.30pm and 6pm. Attendance must have dropped somewhat in later years as when the Border Counties Commission Experiment considered the future of Stockton Chapel in 1963 it was advised to centralise with Leominster'. (Information taken from Fred Bluck, 'Methodism in the Marches'). Thanks to him.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.247704
Longitude
-2.701262