Grade II listed building in Grantham, Lincolnshire
Church in Grantham, England
Finkin Street Chapel is a Grade II [1] [2] listed building in Grantham , Lincolnshire . The Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1840 and was the childhood church of Margaret Thatcher , former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom .[3] [4]
The chapel has a lectern dedicated to Thatcher's father, Alfred Roberts , who was a local preacher there.[4]
Detail of the front of the building. It was originally a Wesleyan chapel. In 2008, the congregation of the Central Methodist Church, Finkin Street joined with the congregation of St Peter's Hill United Reformed Church in Castlegate to form a local ecumenical partnership , ChristChurch Grantham. A decision was then taken in April 2011 to keep the Methodist premises on Finkin Street and sell the URC premises on Castlegate.[5] The congregation meeting weekly in the chapel is now known as ChristChurch.[6]
References ^ Historic England . "Details from listed building database (1062522)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 14 April 2013 .^ 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 ^ a b "Special service for Margaret Thatcher's family at Grantham Methodist church". Grantham Journal . 21 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013 . ^ ""Friends of ChristChurch, Grantham"". Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-06-07 . ^ "About Us". ChristChurch Grantham. Retrieved 9 January 2020 .
External links Grantham, Christ Church Finkin Street Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Lincolnshire – My Wesleyan Methodists ChristChurch, Grantham website