| Wesleyan Methodist Church, Sileby | |
|---|---|
 Wesleyan Methodist Church, Sileby | |
  Wesleyan Methodist Church, Sileby Location within Leicestershire | |
| 52°43′48.7″N1°6′37.3″W / 52.730194°N 1.110361°W | |
| Location | Sileby |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Wesleyan Methodist |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 3 December 1884 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 350 persons |
Sileby Wesleyan Methodist Church is a former Methodist church in Sileby, Leicestershire.
Methodism in Sileby started around 1791 when a cottage was purchased for around £70 and converted into a chapel. In 1881 the congregation was in need of a new building. [1] This was erected in High Street at a cost of £2,000 (equivalent to £222,300in 2023) [2] and presented to the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion at Sileby by Thomas Caloe of Mill Villa on 3 December 1884. [3]
In 1969, the congregation decided to close the church and moved to join Sileby Primitive Methodist Church on King Street.[ citation needed ]
A pipe organ by Taylor of Leicester was installed in 1885. [4] On closure of the chapel, the organ was moved to All Saints’ Church, Cossington and then in 2012 exported to Italy.[ citation needed ]
Sileby is a former industrial village and civil parish in the Soar Valley in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is located between Leicester and Loughborough. The village is close to Barrow upon Soar, Mountsorrel, Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake, Seagrave and Cossington. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 7,835, rising to 8,959 at the 2021 census.
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