Fulwood Old Chapel
| Fulwood Old Chapel | |
|---|---|
Fulwood, South Yorkshire, England | |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Chapel |
| Completed | 1729 |
| Construction cost | £75 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Website | |
| https://fulwoodoldchapel.uk | |
Fulwood Old Chapel is a
The chapel was built from 1728 to 1729 as a meeting house for English Dissenters, who had previously met under John Fox at Fullwood Hall. William Ronksley left £400 in his will for the construction of a "large and handsome" chapel, although the construction itself cost only £75.[2] The chapel is the second oldest religious building in south or west Sheffield, after Beauchief Abbey.[3]
The single-storey building is constructed of coursed stone and dressed with ashlar, and has stone slate roofs.[4] The walls are around two feet thick.[2] The street frontage has four mullioned windows, doors being placed between the first and second, and third and fourth, windows. A tablet above the two central windows reads "Built 1729 in pursuance of the last Will of Mr W Roncksley".[4]
In 1754, a school room was added; this was extended in 1968 to include a kitchen and toilets, and was again modernised in 2009. It is currently used for a Sunday school and social events. Other changes were made in 1959, when a small storm porch was added inside the main entrance.[2]
The chapel is now
Samuel Plimsoll is believed to have worshipped at the chapel in the 1860s, and his first daughter may be buried under its floor.[2]
References
- ^ Find a Congregation: Sheffield, The General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches (Great Britain), archived from the original on 20 July 2011, retrieved 23 January 2011
- ^ a b c d "Welcome to Fulwood Old Chapel, Sheffield
- ^ Colin W. Andrews, Some Sheffield Organs, p.49
- ^ a b c Historic England. "Fulwood Old Chapel (1254489)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Stocks at Fulwood Old Chapel (1254490)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 December 2014.