Chepstow Baptist church
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Chepstow Baptist church
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 7 Aug 2013
Baptism had taken root in Chepstow since the times of Cromwell, but it wasn't until the early 1800s that a proper place of worship was built. Local man Walter Watkin was asked to fashion the church on "a part and parcel of an orchard then in the occupation of John Penn near the Churchyard" (the yard being referred to is the nearby St Mary's Priory). The church officially opened its doors in 1816; subsequent extensions were made in 1867 and a small Sunday school added - education being a particular mission for the ministers here.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.643238
Longitude
-2.671372