Heckington Methodist Church

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Heckington Methodist Church
Heckington Methodist Church
52°58′52″N0°17′57″W / 52.980987°N 0.299162°W / 52.980987; -0.299162
Country England
Denomination Wesleyan Methodist
Architecture
Architect(s) Albert Edward Lambert
Groundbreaking 1904
Completed1905

Heckington Methodist Church is in Heckington, Lincolnshire, England.

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History

The first Wesleyan Methodist chapel in the village was built in 1809, but this was replaced by a new chapel in Saint Andrew's Street in 1835.

The building of the current church started in 1904 to designs by Nottingham-based architect Albert Edward Lambert. [1] It cost around £2,250 (equivalent to £306,208in 2023). [2] and was constructed by T. Barlow and Co. of Nottingham.

Current

The church is part of the Sleaford circuit and holds a service at 10:30 every Sunday. There are many social activities which use the church. [3]

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References

  1. Grantham Journal - Saturday 24 September 1904
  2. UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth . Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  3. "Heckington". Our Churches. Sleaford circuit. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2013.