1868 - Former Baptist Chapel - Oakengates, Telford, Shropshire
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N 52° 41.821 W 002° 27.010
30U E 537157 N 5838708
This dated building is located in Oakengates, in Telford, Shropshire.
Waymark Code: WMNCEE
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/13/2015
Views: 1
This dated building is located on the corner of Slaney Street and Stafford Road in Oakengates, Telford.
There were no chapels on the north side of Oakengates town until 1868 when the Methodist New Connexion moved to Slaney Street and the Baptists opened in Stafford Road. The Baptist chapel with 200 sittings was built in Stafford Road in 1868. It was apparently disused by 1948.
This building is now the premises of the "Cultural & Community Cohesion Centre"
Year of construction: 1868
Full inscription:
THIS STONE WAS LAID BY JOSEPH MORGAN ESQ. OF SUTTON AUGUST 11TH 1868.
Cross-listed waymark: Not listed
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