Building record MLI94556 - Holbeach Baptist Church, Albert Street, Holbeach

Summary

Baptist chapel built in 1845, for a section of the Fleet church. It is constructed of red brick with a painted render.

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Baptist chapel built in 1845, for a section of the Fleet church. It is constructed of red brick with a painted render. The gabled roof has a covering of modern concrete tiles and has overhanging eaves with wooden box guttering. The building is single-storey, and has a three-bay north front with a pedimental gable formed by raised bands, containing a small rectangular shuttered opening. Below is a central round-headed doorway flanked by tall round-headed windows with glazing bars and radiating heads. Between the windows, above the door, is a pedimental date stone inscribed 'BAPTIST CHAPEL 1845'. The paired doors, which have four recessed panels, have a fanlight with radiating spokes above and are approached by two steps with scrolled handrails. A lean-to annexe to the east has a small semi-circular headed window with fixed glazing bars. The west side has three tall round-arched windows with glazing bars and radiating heads with coloured glass. The interior has a curved west gallery with fielded panels, supported on slender columns. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate entry in the National Heritage List for England. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}{7}

Sources/Archives (7)

  •  Digital Archive: Lincolnshire County Council. 2004-2009. GIS layer depicting locations and survival of nonconformist chapels. 25415.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.832.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: R.W. Ambler. 1979. Lincolnshire Returns of the Census of Religious Worship, 1851. p.36, no.185.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Christopher Stell. 2002. Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England. p.211, no.143.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.385.
  •  Index: Department of the Environment. 1987. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 16/48.
  •  Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1308789.

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Grid reference Centred TF 36010 24764 (15m by 13m) Surveyed
Civil Parish HOLBEACH, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Sep 25 2025 10:49AM

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