MEM15201 - Challacombe Methodist Chapel (Building)
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A Bible Christian Chapel is recorded on the 1st Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map. [1] Mr Uglow, a Bible Christian, was appointed in Challacombe in 1867. The Bible Christian Chapel was built in 1868, and opened on the 24th February 1869. The Sunday School extension was opened on 7th October 1931. In 1932, the Methodists were united, and the chapel changed its affiliation. Flooding in August 1952 damaged the chapel, and a new floor was needed. [2] A Bible Christian Chapel opened in 1868. [3]
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <2> SEM6751 Monograph: Tull, C.. 2006. Challacombe: The Story of an Exmoor Village. 30-31.
- <3> SEM8802 Article in serial: Thorne, R.. 1975. The last Bible Christians. Their Church in Devon in 1907. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 107. 47-76.
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Other Statuses/References
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 1829
- Devon SMR: SS64SE/43
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE20093
- Local List Status (Candidate)
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SS 69244 40822 (15m by 16m) (Estimated from sources) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SS64SE |
| Civil Parish | CHALLACOMBE, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
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Record last edited
Dec 16 2019 3:26PM
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