Former Wesleyan Chapel, Leake Commonside, 2013
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Former Wesleyan Chapel, Leake Commonside, 2013
Image: © Chris Taken: 11 Aug 2013
This is an update on Richard Croft's 2007 photos Image and Image: there has been little change. Apparently planning permission was granted for conversion to 4 flats, but work ceased after a short period: both Jesus and the builders have now left the building. It was built in 1814-15 to replace an earlier chapel of 1806. The datestone indicates that it was enlarged in 1871. It closed in 1999, when the congregation united with that at Wrangle, under the title of Old Leake with Wrangle Methodist church. There looks to have been some kind of lean-to on the side, and the painted strip on the wall suggests the building has had some business use. Lincolnshire Archives contain its documents and registers: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/upload/public/attachments/708/oldleakecommonside.pdf With thanks to Dave Hitchborne and Trevor Rickard for additional information.
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Image Location
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53.046663
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0.087431