Lealholm Methodist Chapel

Lealholm Methodist Chapel is a historic Methodist place of worship in Lealholm, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

The chapel, in 2012

The chapel was built in 1839 for the Wesleyan Methodist Church.[1] By the early 20th century, it was one of four Wesleyan chapels in the small valley.[2] The chapel has been flooded on numerous occasions, and the heights of various floods are marked by cuts on the external stonework.[3] The chapel was grade II* listed in 1969.[1]

The chapel is built of sandstone, with a sill band, and a purple slate roof with a stone ridge, copings and curved kneelers. There is one tall storey, three bays, and a small single-storey extension to the southeast. The doorway has a pointed-arched head and a hooded fanlight. The windows are sashes, also with pointed-arched heads. Above the doorway is a square panel with fan-patterned spandrels and a dated and inscribed oval plaque.[1][4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "Wesleyan Chapel (1316252)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  2. ^ Page, William (1923). A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2. London: Victoria County History. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ Whitworth, Alan (2011). Esk Valley Through Time. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445631455.
  4. ^ Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25903-2.
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