Sunday, February 18, 2007

Fulstow Churches and Chapels

In 1219 the Church of St Lawrence was built in the Early English style commonly known as Gothic. It was valued at 16 marks (£11) in 1251, and £14 in 1341. In 1615 repairs were carried out. During the 1720's the tower collapsed and in 1867 part of the church wall collapsed and was rebuilt in 1868. Little of this church remains today.

In 1810 the Methodist chapel was built and it closed during the 1930's.

By 1836, there was a second chapel, a Primitive Methodist Chapel. It was the largest of all three chapels and still stands today.

Between 1842 and 1856, a third chapel was built for the Wesleyan Reformers. In 1882 they were known as the Free Methodists, by 1889 they had reverted to being the Reformers, and by 1919 were known as the United Methodists. It also closed during the 1930's.

Information from "Fulstow A History of A Marsh Village" by the Fulstow History Group.

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