Ebenezer Chapel, Heathfield

Ebenezer Chapel is a Strict Baptist place of worship in the hamlet of Broad Oak, part of the parish of Heathfield in the English county of East Sussex. The chapel was built in 1864.

Ebenezer Chapel
The chapel
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50°58′42″N 0°17′10″E / 50.97836°N 0.28608°E / 50.97836; 0.28608
LocationBroad Oak, Heathfield, East Sussex
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationStrict Baptist
History
StatusChapel
Founded1864
Architecture
Functional statusActive
StyleVernacular
Completed1864

An Independent Baptist congregation was founded here in 1835 by a Horsham-based preacher. The present chapel is aligned to the Gospel Standard movement and was built in 1864. It is timber-framed, partly weatherboarded and rendered, and has been extended several times. Above the entrance there is a gable.[1][2]

The chapel is licensed for worship in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 and has the registration number 9014.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Stell 2002, pp. 356–357.
  2. ^ Chambers 1954, pp. 64–65.
  3. ^ Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 9014; Name: Ebenezer Chapel; Address: Broad Oak Cross, Heathfield; Denomination: Baptists. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)

Bibliography

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  • Chambers, Ralph F. (1954). The Strict Baptist Chapels of England – Volume II: Sussex. Thornton Heath: Ralph F. Chambers.
  • Stell, Christopher (2002). Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-houses in Eastern England. Swindon: English Heritage. ISBN 1-873592-50-7.
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