Building record 7118 - Congregational Chapel, Upton, Chester

A Congregational Chapel, Upton, Chester. The Chapel opened in 1860 and closed in 1900 (1).

The Chapel is not present on first or second edition OS Mapping of 1874 (2) and 1899 (3) respectively. The site is shown on the later third edition OS Mapping of 1911 (4).

It appears that between 1940 (5) and 1970 (6) the chapel was demolished and subsequently a new chapel and attached hall has been built which is a place of worship for the United Reformed Church (7).

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2010, 'An Army of Ordinary People': religious Nonconformism in Chester and South-West Cheshire 18th-20th Centuries (Unpublished Report).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

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ4131 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ4131 (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ4131 (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.

<5> Royal Air Force, 1944-1947, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review, SJ4131 (Aerial Photograph). SCH8041.

<5> The GeoInformation Group, 2005, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review, SJ4131 (Aerial Photograph). SCH4608.

<6> Huntings Surveys Ltd, 1971-1973, 1971-1973 County Survey, SJ4131 (Aerial Photograph). SCH4881.

<7> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Nash, J 17/10/2012 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.