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United Reformed Church, Barton-upon-Humber
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Location Chapel Lane, Barton-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire, DN18 5PJ, England
OS grid reference TA 03005 22039
Built 1806
Architectural style(s) Georgian style
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated 21 September 1966
Reference no. 1051598
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The United Reformed Church (formerly the Providence Chapel) is a 19th-century church and a Grade II* Listed building in Barton-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire, England. It is the oldest surviving Independent chapel in Lincolnshire.

Architecture

The church and its associated manse is constructed of locally-made red brick. It is a two-storey building with a gabled roof. The roof is tiled in Welsh slate and pantiles. A circular panel in the front elevation is inscribed 'Providence Chapel 1806', over which it is painted 'United Reformed Church'. A flat-roofed porch was added in 1859–1864.

The interior retains elaborate plasterwork decoration and a nearly intact series of original box pews. It is the oldest surviving independent chapel in Lincolnshire with its original seating intact.

History

The church was constructed in 1806 and closed in c. 1993.

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