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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 87 NE 1125 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Bethel Congregational Chapel, Grain, Isle of Grain |
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Summary
A congregational chapel built in 1895 to replace the original building built nearby in 1826 (TQ 87 NE 150).
| Grid Reference: | TQ 8862 7645 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ87NE |
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| Parish: | ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1826 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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Mentioned in Isle of Grain Historic Area Assessment conducted by English Heritage in 2014. "A congregational chapel opened in 1826 on an existing roadway leading south from the village, thereafter known as Chapel Lane" (TQ 87 NE 150). This larger congregational chapel was built in 1895, when the former chapel was converted to use a s a Sunday School (1).
Visible on Google Earth streetview. The present building features the date 1895 and 'Bethel Congregational Chapel' on the front elevation, and is currently the Grain Library, Community and Learning Centre.
<1> English Heritage, 2014, Isle of Grain, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Historic area assessment (Monograph). SKE29397.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Monograph: English Heritage. 2014. Isle of Grain, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Historic area assessment. |
