The Churches of Britain and Ireland
Battle, East Sussex
Battle Methodist Church. Its date-stone is for 1826, as Wesleyan. TQ 7530 1541. © Steve Bulman (2009). Streetviews show it as having closed between 2011 and 2016. The 25" O.S. map of 1909 marks a Congl. Chap. on the east side of High Street at TQ 7472 1601. Still active up to the mid-20th century, it's now The Chapel Bar, and was seen by Streetview in 2024. Our Lady Immaculate and St. Michael (R.C.) in a tiny courtyard behind Zion Chapel, on Mount Street. TQ 7470 1614. © Steve Bulman (2009). Link. St. Mary the Virgin (O). TQ 7503 1580. © Mark Turbott. Another view, © Judith Anderson (2009). The clock, three interior views - 1, 2, 3, wall paintings, the font, the colourful monument to Sir Anthony Browne, and the Senlac Memorial window, all © Steve Bulman (2009). Link. Grade I listed. The churchyard war memorial is also listed, at grade II. Zion Baptist Chapel (1820) on Mount Street is home to Battle Baptist Church. TQ 7472 1615. © Steve Bulman (2009). Link. On a map of 1878 Zion is labelled as Zion Chapel (Par. Bapt.) for Particular Baptist. The adjacent building to its north is labelled as Baptist Chapel (General). It isn't labelled as a place of worship on a map of 1899, instead showing as Inst., or Institute. Its site, now a car park, was seen by Streetview in 2024.
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31 December 2024
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