Ebenezer Chapel is a
Strict Baptist place of worship in the
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
of Broad Oak, part of the parish of
Heathfield in the English county of
East Sussex
East Sussex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England on the English Channel coast. It is bordered by Kent to the north and east, West Sussex to the west, and Surrey to the north-west. The largest settlement in East Su ...
. The chapel was built in 1864.
An Independent Baptist congregation was founded here in 1835 by a
Horsham
Horsham is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby to ...
-based preacher. The present chapel is aligned to the
Gospel Standard movement and was built in 1864. It is timber-framed, partly
weatherboarded
Clapboard (), also called bevel siding, lap siding, and weatherboard, with regional variation in the definition of these terms, is wooden siding of a building in the form of horizontal boards, often overlapping.
''Clapboard'' in modern America ...
and rendered, and has been extended several times. Above the entrance there is a gable.
The chapel is licensed for worship in accordance with the
Places of Worship Registration Act 1855
The Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which governs the registration and legal recognition of places of worship. It applies only in England and Wales, and does not cover the Church of Englan ...
and has the registration number 9014.
See also
*
List of current places of worship in Wealden
There are 134 places of worship in use across the district of Wealden District, Wealden, the largest of six Non-metropolitan district, local government districts in the English county of East Sussex. The mostly rural district, with five small t ...
*
List of Strict Baptist churches
This is a list of Strict Baptist churches The term 'strict' refers to the strict or closed position held with regard to membership and communion. Such people are referred to as Strict and Particular Baptists.
''Gospel Standard'' churches
Many S ...
References
Bibliography
*
*
External links
The chapel on www.roughwood.net
Churches completed in 1864
19th-century Baptist churches
Strict Baptist chapels
19th-century church buildings in England
Baptist churches in East Sussex
{{England-church-stub