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Summary

Independent chapel, Cannon Street, Louth.

Full description

The chapel was built in 1827, superseding the former Countess of Huntingdon's chapel, which the New Connexion bought in 1800. A two-storied Sunday school block in red brick was added to the east front in the late nineteenth century. The chapel closed in 1928 and since then has been the site of a cinema and is currently (2003) offices. {1}{2}{3}

The building was altered in the c.1930s, with a new frontage being added, to serve its new function as a cinema. Prior to its conversion, a remark to the Census of Religious Worship in Lincolnshire stated that '… the chapel is rather thinly attended, the building being too vacant and consequently cold.' {4}{5}

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1902-06, 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition, 48/3 (Map). SLI3566.

<2> William White, 1856, History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition, pp.249-250 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI886.

<3> Christopher Stell, 2002, Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England, p.216 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI9202.

<4> Lincolnshire County Council, 2013, GIS layer depicting locations and survival of nonconformist chapels in East Lindsey, Louth (Digital Archive). SLI14499.

<5> R.W. Ambler, 1979, Lincolnshire Returns of the Census of Religious Worship, 1851, No.987, p.182 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI7745.

Monument Types

• CHAPEL (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1827 AD to 1928 AD)
• CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1850 AD? to 1990 AD?)
• CINEMA (Mid 20th Century to Late 20th Century - 1950 AD? to 1975 AD?)
• OFFICE (Late 20th Century to 21st Century - 1975 AD? to 2050 AD?)

Associated Events

• Site visit to Cannon Street Congregational Chapel, Louth

Protected Status

• Conservation Area

Sources and further reading

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