Information for record number MWA2428:
Site of Post Medieval Nonconformist Meeting House, Long Street

Summary The site of a Post Medieval nonconformist meeting house. It was situated on Long Street, Atherstone.
What Is It?  
Type: Nonconformist Meeting House
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Atherstone
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 30 97
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 A Presbyterian meeting which existed from the late 17th century built a meeting house in Long Street in 1725 where by the 19th century. Unitarian preaching prevailed. Demolished c1970 or after, but no description of the building is available.
2 Site location is uncertain, but it may be the Unitarian Chapel marked on the OS 1888 1:500 Atherstone Town Plan.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Cartographic materials
Title: OS 1:500 1888 Atherstone Town Plan
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1888
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Monograph
Title: Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-houses: Herefordshire, Worcestershire & Warwickshire
Author/originator: C F Stell
Date: 1986
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Glossary

 
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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument UNITARIAN CHAPEL * A place of worship for Unitarians, a movement which does not believe in the Trinity but only in the Unity of Christ. Christ was to them just an exalted human teacher. back
monument NONCONFORMIST MEETING HOUSE * A building used for services by a nonconformist protestant sect, especially by Quakers and Presbyterians. back
monument NONCONFORMIST CHAPEL * A place of worship for members of Protestant sects dissenting from the established Church. back
monument TOWN * An assemblage of public and private buildings, larger than a village and having more complete and independent local government. back

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