Mattishall Primitive Methodist chapels
37A Dereham Road. Mattishall NR20 3NL
Keith Guyler gives three dates for Mattishall Primitive Methodist chapel.
The first is 1831. The society rented an unused Wesleyan chapel after Mr R Key missioned the village. About 1852 “the clergyman of the parish bought it, it is said, in order that he might get us out of the parish.“
The second chapel dates from 1856 and was made of flint with brick dressings and a pantile roof. The chapel was provided by Mr. Bates, of Dereham; he “erected us a commodious chapel, 36 feet long by 20 feet, and fourteen feet from the floor to the ceiling. The society has fitted up the inside with a good pulpit, ninety letable rail-back seats, on a new and improved scale, hat pegs, and other necessaries.” It was opened on Sunday, July 27th, 1856
At the time of Keith Guyler’s photograph in 2000 it was a house. In 2012 it is a garage. Address - Church Plain, Mattishall NR20 3Q
The third dates from 1900 and was built by J. Kerridge. It was built of red and grey brick with narrow round arched windows. Address – 37A Dereham Road. Mattishall NR20 3NL
location of the second chapel: TG 053109
location of the third chapel: TG 049111
Reference
Primitive Methodist magazine September 1856 pp.553-554
Comments about this page
Thanks to Ray Taylor for the following information:
“Some of the information you have on this page is incorrect. The PM chapel on Church Plain, Mattishall was behind the shops – it is now a coffee shop called Tabnabs – https://tabnabs.co.uk/ . You can see an earlier picture of it on the following page
http://www.mattishall-village.co.uk/Mattishall-Picture-Archive-05.htm
It is the second but last picture.
The present PM chapel was built in 1900 by Lebbell King: his wife was Sophia King (nee Gath 1848-1907) who is described here. Mr J Kerridge of Messrs. Kerridge & Son of Wisbech was the architect. For more information visit:
http://www.mattishall-village.co.uk/church_meth-1.htm “
I’ve just added some detail to this page about the first two chapels – including the idea that the local clergyman bought the chapel used by the Prims in order to get rid of them
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