Building record 7065 - Congregational Chapel in Barton

This is the location of a Congregational Chapel (later United Reformed Church) which opened in 1878 in the village of Barton, closed in 1992 and was subsequently converted into a dwelling (1).

First edition OS Maps show that in 1874 the land had been recorded as a Congregational Chapel (2), however no building is present until the second and third edition OS Maps in 1898 and 1911 respectively (3), (4).

<1> Smithson, A.M., 2010, 'An Army of Ordinary People': religious Nonconformism in Chester and South-West Cheshire 18th-20th Centuries, Appendix A (Unpublished Report). SCH6834.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ4484 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ4484 (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ4484 (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.