Monument record MLI88903 - Site of former Congregational Chapel, Red Lion Street, Boston
Summary
Site of former Congregational Chapel and school, Red Lion Street, Boston
Type and Period (4)
- WALL (Post Medieval - 1800 AD to 1900 AD)
- CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1868 AD to 1972 AD?)
- CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL (Post Medieval - 1850 AD to 1868 AD)
- SCHOOL (Post Medieval - 1850 AD to 1868 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 13846
Trial trenching on land off Red Lion Street revealed various late post medieval walls including the walls and floor surface of the Congregational church which is shown on the 1889 Ordnance Survey map. Post medieval finds including pottery, glass, building material and clay pipes were also recovered. {1}{2}
The site was visited in 2008 as part of a survey of nonconformist chapels in the Boston Borough. The chapel is referred to in various documentary sources. The first building on the site was constructed in 1850 by Stephen Lewin on the site of a former theatre, using some materials from that theatre, for a faction from the Grove Street chapel. This first chapel on the site is described and illustrated in Thompson and described in White's Lincolnshire. It was built of brick "of a tint approaching that of stone", had a tower with a spire, round-arched openings, a large rose window in the gabled front and schools on the ground floor with the chapel above. It was replaced in 1868 with a building by Innocent and Brown of Sheffield which seated 500. This later building is included in the Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England where it is described as built of yellow brick with red brick and stone dressings with a large plate-traceried rose window in the gable. It is shown on the 1968 OS 1:2500 map and the 1974 OS 1:10000 map. but was closed by 1972. The site is now used as a car park (2008).{3}{4}{5}{6}{7}{8}{9}
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SLI10682 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2006. Archaeological Evaluation on land at Red Lion Street, Boston. BSB 05.
- <2> SLI10683 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2006. Archaeological Evaluation on land at Red Lion Street, Boston. LCNCC 2005.244.
- <3> SLI9638 Digital Archive: Lincolnshire County Council. 2004-2009. GIS layer depicting locations and survival of nonconformist chapels. 13846.
- <4> SLI1071 Bibliographic Reference: Pishey Thompson. 1856. The Histories and Antiquities of Boston. Pages 209-210.
- <5> SLI7745 Bibliographic Reference: R.W. Ambler. 1979. Lincolnshire Returns of the Census of Religious Worship, 1851. Page 49 No. 246.
- <6> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. Page 283.
- <7> SLI9202 Bibliographic Reference: Christopher Stell. 2002. Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England. Page 198.
- <8> SLI3632 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1968. OS 1:2500 SERIES. TF 3244.
- <9> SLI3614 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1970. 1:10000 Ordnance Survey Series Map. 1:10000. TF 34 SW.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 32777 44317 (34m by 30m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BOSTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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