Grimsby Loft Street Primitive Methodist chapel

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sketch of the first Primitive Methodist chapel in Grimsby

Primitive Methodist Conference Handbook 1899

The first chapel our people occupied was in Loft Street.  It was built by the Calvinists.  It was bought of Mr Smith, a currier, in 1839.  Of the price we know nothing; but its worth, as estimated by those who knew it, was about £200.  It seated from 150  to 200 persons.  There was a large vestry abutting on Burgess Street.  From statements made to us by Mr J. Robinson we have produced a sketch of the place, from which it will be seen that it was not of the most imposing architectural character.  We fear we may have made it look better than it was.  But such as it is, as an outline it will show that our material possessions in Grimsby were of a rather modest sort

This description and sketch are by Rev R Harrison and is taken from the Handbook of the 89th Annual Primitive Methodist Conference held in Grimsby in 1899.  They had no picture, so drew it best they could from memory.

Loft Street no longer exists, but there is still Upper Burgess Street.