Leicester Primitive Methodist chapels
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In March 1918 “A Souvenir of the Centenary of Primitive Methodism in Leicester” was published. It listed 28 Primitive Methodist chapels active at that time. In “Methodism in and around Leicester” J Laine tells us that between 1863 and 1903 Primitive Methodists built 23 chapels in the three Leicester Circuits.
What happened to them? Which chapels are still active? What evidence of the others can still be found?
Can you tell more about each one? Follow the links to the page for each chapel already on the site. Add your comments here or on the individual page.
The attached document gives further details of each chapel and accompanying school premises – date chapel and school built, capacity of chapel and school, cost, debt in 1918 and names of Society Stewards. Only 3 chapels were debt free – and only one Society Steward was a woman.
1918 ACTIVE PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHAPELS
Chapel | chapel built | chapel sittings | school built | school capacity | stewards |
FIRST CIRCUIT |
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| A Hickling A H Smith |
Belgrave Gate | 1882 | 900 | 1882 | 700 | J Eagle T North |
Catherine Street site of Infant School in 2016 | 1903 | 300 | 1887 | 200 | G Froggatt E B Bentley |
Edge Hill Road | purchased 1902 | 200 |
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| G Morley |
Ansty | 1872 | 400 | 1893 | 400 | W Bosworth J Moore |
Rothley | 1840 school-chapel | 150 |
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| A Barratt |
Highfields | 1884 | 500 | 1884 | 200 | W H Bull F W Lovell |
SECOND CIRCUIT |
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| Samuel Pickett |
junction with Fosse Rd South | 1899 | 850 | 1898 | 1,000 | W Barradell C Parkinson |
Aylestone Park (Cavendish Road) now Church of the Nativity | 1883 | 450 | 1899 | 400 | J Asher C Perkins |
Crown Street | 1888 | 190 |
| 100 | F Earl S H Buxton |
Fosse Road North St Nicholas Street Memorial | 1899 | 750 | 1903 | 400 | A J Marriot B Cooper |
Ratby | 1911 | 320 | 1895 | 240 | T M Measures J H Freeman |
Countesthorpe | 1888 | 300 | 1888 | 100 | D Asher |
Wigston Magna | 1886 | 400 | 1886 | 350 | J Ward E Ward |
Enderby | 1888 | 200 | 1847 | 150 | J Stableford E Williams |
Huncote | 1908 | 200 | 1908 | 150 | S Lane |
Dunton Bassett | 1878 | 110 | 1886 | 80 | W Bennett S Brookes |
Willoughby Waterless | 1878 | 130 | 1878 | 60 | R Baker |
Cosby * | 1888 school-chapel | 180 |
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| T Burbage |
South Wigston | 1903 | 400 | 1903 | 200 | G Blackburn B Knight |
THIRD CIRCUIT |
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| G W Wilson Coun A Hill |
1859 | 800 | 1859 | 600 | G W Wilson S Lawrence | |
Humberstone Road | 1911 | 400 | 1881 old chapel | 350 | T west G Larrad |
North Evington | 1896 school-chapel | 250 |
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| W Moulds W Plummer |
FOURTH CIRCUIT |
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| Samuel Brown |
1880 | 700 | 1887/1903 | 900 | J West J Berrington | |
– Hilton Memorial School |
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| 1903 |
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Beaumont Hall Beaumanor Road (Claremont St. Mission) | 1893 | 200 |
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| H Exton |
Thurmaston | 1884 | 500 | 1884 | 250 | J Walker W Foister |
Syston | 1887 | 300 | 1897 | 500 | W Needham W Smith |
Barkby | 1886 | 120 |
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| Mr Newton |
Queniborough | 1900 | 120 |
| 150 | Mrs Olphin W Buxton |
CHAPELS REFERRED TO IN OTHER SOURCES
- Catherine Street: south of Martin Street junction where Catherine Infants School is in 2016
- Clarendon Park, Queen’s Road
- Clipstone Street: Melbourne Road.
- Leicester Street, New Evington
Reference:
A Souvenir of the Centenary of Primitive Methodism in Leicester March 1918, published by The organising committee for the centenary commemorations.
Laine J. (2007) Methodism in and around Leicester Dover Reprint
Comments about this page
Leicester Record Office :
ref. DE347, records, to include North Evington, Primitive Methodist.
ref. DE4223, records, to include Dunton Basset, Primitive Methodist, 1920-1932, 1933-1967.
ref. N/M/179/1263-1267. records, Enderby Primitive Methodist Chapel, 1913-1932, 1933-1978.
ref.N/M/320/1-4, recorrds, 1872-1932,1933-1964, Melton Road, Primitive Methodist, in Syston.
Leicester Record Office :
ref. DE9978/24 (North Ciircuit Methodists, ref. T2219 ),
to include Edgehill Methodist Church ( originally Primitive Methodist), baptisms 1892-1932, 1933-1989. Trustees documents.
Leicester Record Office :
South Wigston Methodist Church (formerly Primitive Methodist), Countersthorpe/Countesthorpe .- Documents, ref. V23 (DE7581).
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