Thorpe Bank Primitive Methodist Chapel
Thorpe Bank, Little Steeping, PE23 5BB
In the Primitive Methodist magazine of 1859, Thomas Whittaker describes the opening of Thorpe Bank Primitive Methodist Chapel in the Spilsby Branch of the Louth circuit. The chapel was in the parish of Thorpe Saint Peter.
“Thorpe Bank is part of the scattered village of Thorpe… Many years ago our preachers carried the word of life to the rural population before the fens were drained, when the roads in winter season were deep in mud and almost impassable.“
Services had been held there, off and on, over many years. By 1857, when there were about 60 families living in the area, a few members met in class at Halton-Fenside. Regular services were established in a house and a farmer offered a piece of land for a chapel.
The chapel they built seated 70 and cost £60 of which they had raised £23. It opened on October 3rd, 10th and 14th 1858 when the preachers were J Croft (Wesleyan), R Langley, T Nickles and Thomas Whittaker.
At sometime in the early 1870’s but before 1874, the ‘1858’ chapel was badly damaged by fire. A new and enlarged chapel was built on the same site as the earlier chapel. It was able to seat 120 on pews.
The Chapel was closed in the 1970’s and converted into a house which is rendered in a light grey colour. it was converted by two local brothers in around 1980. While converting it, the roof was removed and due to heavy winds the rear apex gable end collapsed and had to be rebuilt.
Location: Grid reference – TF 422 607
Reference
Primitive Methodist magazine 1859 p.42
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Lincolnshire Archives, Lincoln:
Ref. ML19908: History, a mention of closure 1970 and later became a house named ‘Heaven’.
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