Lincoln Unitarian Chapel

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Lincoln Unitarian Chapel
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Lincoln Unitarian Chapel, Lincoln
Lincoln Unitarian Chapel
53°13′22″N0°32′37″W / 53.2228°N 0.5435°W / 53.2228; -0.5435
Location High Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire,
Country England
Denomination Unitarian
Website lincolnunitarians.org.uk
History
StatusActive
Founded1725
Dedication Unitarian Church
Dedicated1837
Consecrated 1725
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II listed [1]
Designated1973
Architectural type Gothic Revival
Style Jacobean Revival
Completed1974
Front of the Chapel which is in a Jacobean Style and the building in a Gothic Revival Style Unitarian Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 304609.jpg
Front of the Chapel which is in a Jacobean Style and the building in a Gothic Revival Style

The Lincoln Unitarian Chapel is an active Grade II listed [2] Unitarian church in the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. It is one of the oldest active churches in the city being founded as early as 1662. The current building was built in 1725; before that the congregation met at John Disney's house. [3]

The building was a Presbyterian chapel from 1725 to 1792, a Calvinistic Methodist chapel from 1792 to 1803, a Nonconformist chapel from 1803 to 1837, and has been a Unitarian chapel since 1837. [4]

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References

  1. "Unitarian Chapel, Lincoln, Lincolnshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  2. Historic England. "Unitarian Chapel (1388606)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  3. "History of Lincoln Chapel". lincolnunitarians.org.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  4. "MLI87333 - Unitarian Chapel, High Street, Lincoln". heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2023.