Record Details
| NHER Number: | 16449 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of Baptist chapel, Meeting House Hill |
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Summary
This is the site of the original chapel that gave the hamlet its name. It was founded in 1717 and was superceded in 1829 by the present chapel to the south (NHER 17018). The site is currently overgrown, but a row of gravestones remains along the boundary to the south.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 3043 2837 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG32NW |
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| Parish: | WORSTEAD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Site of original chapel that gave hamlet its name.
Founded in 1717, superceded in 1829 by present chapel to south. Site is overgrown but row of gravestones remains along boundary on south.
E. Rose (NAU), 13 August 1980.
Baptist Chapel which was formed in 1717 by a division from the Baptist church in Smallburgh and then later adopted Particular Baptist views. This chapel was later enlarged to accommodate a congregation of 500.
See (S1) for more information.
M. Langham-Lopez (HES), 6 December 2012.
Monument Types
- CEMETERY (18th Century to 19th Century - 1717 AD to 1829 AD?)
- CHAPEL (18th Century to 19th Century - 1717 AD to 1829 AD?)
- NONCONFORMIST CHAPEL (18th Century to 19th Century - 1717 AD to 1829 AD?)
- PARTICULAR BAPTIST CHAPEL (18th Century to 19th Century - 1717 AD to 1829 AD?)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Monograph: Stell, C. 2002. Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-houses in Eastern England. pp 275. |
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