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| HER Number: | MDV1834 |
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| Name: | Ebenezer Chapel |
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Summary
Ebenezer Chapel was built as a Bible Christian chapel in 1863. It became part of the United Methodist Church in 1907 and services continued there until 1932. It was then used as a Salvation Army barracks before becoming St. Joseph's Catholic Church in 1968.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 716 259 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS72NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | South Molton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH MOLTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS72NW/10
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHAPEL (XIX - 1863 AD to 1863 AD (Between))
Full description
Thorne, R., 1975, The Last Bible Christians. Their Church in Devon in 1907, 69 (Article in Serial). SDV15286.
Ebenezer Chapel and school in East Street opened in 1863 and closed 1933. Amalgamated with ex-Wesleyan chapel. Now a catholic church.
South Molton & District Archive Local History Society, 2000, South Molton Heritage Trail, 32 (Pamphlet). SDV61800.
Bible Christian Chapel built by John Cock in 1863. It became part of the United Methodist Church in 1907 and services continued there until 1932. It was used as a Salvation Army barracks for the next 30 years before being bought by the Roman Catholic Church. It officially opened as St. Joseph's in 1968. The Bible Christians were an offshoot of Methodism, the denomination being founded at Shebbear in 1815 by a local Wesleyan preacher.
Southwest Archaeology, 2005, Mole Valley Farmers Station Road South Molton Devon. Results of an Archaeological Assessment, App.2 (Report - Assessment). SDV324477.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV15286 | Article in Serial: Thorne, R.. 1975. The Last Bible Christians. Their Church in Devon in 1907. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 107. A5 Paperback. 69. |
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| SDV324477 | Report - Assessment: Southwest Archaeology. 2005. Mole Valley Farmers Station Road South Molton Devon. Results of an Archaeological Assessment. Southwest Archaeology Report. 051114. A4 Stapled + Digital. App.2. |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #82208 ] |
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| SDV61800 | Pamphlet: South Molton & District Archive Local History Society. 2000. South Molton Heritage Trail. A5 Paperback. 32. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 13 2015 3:03PM |
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