Finkin Street Methodist Church
| Finkin Street Methodist Church | |
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Front of the church | |
  Finkin Street Methodist Church | |
| Coordinates: 52°54′43″N 0°38′32″W / 52.911863°N 0.642282°W | |
| Location | Grantham |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Methodist |
| History | |
| Founded | 1840 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
Finkin Street Methodist Church in Grantham is a Grade II[1][2] listed building. The Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1840 and was the childhood church of Margaret Thatcher.[3][4]
The chapel has a lectern dedicated to Thatcher's father Alfred Roberts who was a lay preacher there.[4]
In 2010 it was decided, following a vote involving around 50 members of the congregation, that the church should be sold.[5] The chapel is now known as Christchurch and is used by a union of Methodist and United Reformed Church congregations.[6]
References
- ↑ Historic England. "Details from image database (192945)". Images of England.
- ↑ Historic England. "Wesleyan Methodist Church (Grade II) (1062522)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ Margaret Thatcher: her unswerving faith shaped by her father, Sunday Telegraph, 14 April 2013
- 1 2 "Special service for Margaret Thatcher’s family at Grantham Methodist church". Grantham Journal. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ↑ "Historic Finkin Street church to be sold following vote". granthamjournal.co.uk. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ↑ "Christchurch". Retrieved 21 May 2013.
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