Information for record number MWA3072:
Site of Primitive Methodist Chapel at Willoughby

Summary The site of a Methodist chapel which was built during the Imperial period. It was situated 100m south east of the church at Willoughby.
What Is It?  
Type: Chapel, Primitive Methodist Chapel
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Willoughby
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 51 67
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 There is a sect lately sprung up, and established a meeting house here, called Primitive Methodists, whose numbers are but limited.
2 Chapel marked.
3 According to a local inhabitant the meeting place was in a house now known as 'Church House'. Later a Wesleyan Chapel was built (PRN 3074).
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: History of Willoughby
Author/originator: Deacon T
Date: 1828
Page Number: 39
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: 6" OS Sht 22SW CRO
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Glossary

 
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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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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 METHODIST CHAPEL * A place of worship for Methodists, a movement founded by John Wesley. Following his death in 1791 there were many secessions. back
monument PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHAPEL * A place of worship for Primitive Methodists, a group who were formed in Staffordshire and influenced by American evangelical ideas and who left the Methodists in 1811. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument CHURCH HOUSE * House owned by the church, often used for meetings. back
monument CHAPEL * A freestanding building, or a room or recess serving as a place of Christian worship in a church or other building. Use more specific type where known. back

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