Bonby South Primitive Methodist chapel

81 Main St, Bonby DN20 0PW

Bonby South Primitive Methodist chapel
Keith Guyler 1996

The Barton and Brigg Methodist Circuit website tells us that Bonby Primitive Methodist chapel was built in Main Street in 1840. It closed in 1946, when the united congregation returned to the former Wesleyan Methodist chapel.  After closure it became the village hall, still on Google Street View in 2016.

The Primitive Methodist magazine of September 1857 gives an account by Hugh Campbell of the opening of Bonby Primitive Methodist chapel – but in 1857 rather than 1840. There’s a story behind this.

In May 1856 the Bronby society started a Sunday school in Mr G Walker’s barn.  Within weeks they had 60 scholars and 12 teachers so early in 1857 they asked the Earl of Yarborough for a piece of land at the rear of the chapel to build a Sunday school. The good Earl did not want to do that, but instead offered to rebuild (at his own expense) the chapel on another site in the village and give adjoining land for the building of a school.  

The Trustees accepted and the new chapel and school room were opened on July 5th 1857. Opening sermons were preached by Mr G Watson and Mr Kirkland (Wesleyan).  The following tea meetings accommodated 70 children and 200 adults and the society had raised over half the cost of construction of the Sunday school.

location: 003152


Reference

Barton and Brigg Methodist Circuit website accessed January 13th 2017 http://www.barton-brigg-circuit.org.uk/bonby.html

Primitive Methodist magazine September 1857  p.556

 

Comments about this page

  • Lincolnshire Archives, Lincoln :
    Main Street, Bonby, Primitive Methodist Chapel.

    ref. Meth/C/Bonby, Primitive/D//1, Deeds/Title.
    ref. Meth/C/Bonby, Primitive/E/7, sale/closure.
    ref. Meth/C/Bonby, Primitive/C/1, documents.

    By Raymond E. O. Ælla (29/10/2021)

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