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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NW 152 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Baptist Mission Hall, Borstal Street, Borstal, Rochester |
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Summary
Baptist Mission Hall, Borstal Street opened in 1929.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7300 6666 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NW |
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| Parish: | ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PLACE OF WORSHIP (Post Medieval to Modern - 1829 AD to 2050 AD (throughout))
Full description
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The Baptist church in Borstal, was started in a cottage at Cobden Place by the Zion Baptist Church, Chatham in 1849; moving to the Institute in 1881. It was re-dedicated on 19th October 1929 as the ‘Borstal Gospel Mission Church’, after the congregation bought the Institute building for £1000, this was used to build the village hall.
Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952): Landmark Epoch 4 (Map). SKE30967.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | --- | Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952): Landmark Epoch 4. |
