Wollaton Road Methodist Church, Beeston
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Wollaton Road Methodist Church, Beeston was a Methodist church on
Wollaton Road, Beeston Wollaton Road, Beeston runs north from its junction with High Road, Beeston to Derby Road. History In 1853 a baptist chapel on the road was purchased by the Primitive Methodists and in 1882 they rebuilt the chapel in its current form. The stree ...
, Nottinghamshire from 1853 until 2014.


History

The church was first located on Wollaton Road in 1853 when the congregation purchased a Particular Baptist Chapel on Wollaton Road, Beeston for £170 (). In 1857 the chapel was prospering enough for the congregation to purchase a new pipe organ from Kirkland and Jardine of Manchester which was opened on Whit Sunday of that year. The foundation stones of the current building were laid on 3 August 1882 and the building was significantly enlarged and a new schoolroom was also built attached to the chapel. This cost the sum of £1,200 (). As of 2014, the church merged with the congregation at
Chilwell Road Methodist Church Beeston Methodist Church (formerly Chilwell Road Methodist Church) is a church in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. History The Beeston Wesleyan Methodist congregation started around 1798. By the early 20th century, the congregation had increased and a ...
and the former site at Queen's Road went up for sale in 2018.


References

{{reflist Churches in Nottingham Churches completed in 1882 Methodist churches in Nottinghamshire Beeston, Nottinghamshire 1853 establishments in England