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Oakham, Rutland

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All Saints on Church Street. SK 8607 0890. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection. Two modern views - 1, 2, and an interior view, all © Alan Blacklock (2010). Two more interior views - 1, 2, the two side chapels - 1, 2, and the font, all © Steve Bulman (2024). Link. Grade I listed. For related listed features, see here.

The Baptist Church on Melton Road was seen by Streetview in 2023. SK 8575 0885. Link.

The Chapel of St. John and St. Anne stands on a patch of land between the railway line and John Street. It was (and remains) the chapel for residents of almshouses. SK 8573 0872. It hasn't been seen by Streetview, but there are photo here. Grade II* listed.

Congregational Church on High Street. SK 8606 0873. © Steve Bulman (2024). Link, wherein it's dated to 1861.

The Methodist Church on Northgate stands on the site of a Wesleyan predecessor of 1865 (source). SK 8581 0894. © Steve Bulman (2024). Link. The history page dates it to 1997-8.

Oakham School Chapel (1924-5) on Church Street was built as a memorial to the former pupils who had died in WWI. Interior view. SK 8605 0885. Both © Richard Roberts (2016). Another view, © Steve Bulman (2024).

The Quaker Meeting House (2022 Streetview) is on Gaol Street, near its junction with South Street. SK 8594 0869. Link, wherein it's dated to 1719.

St. Joseph (R.C.) on Station Road, as seen by Streetview in 2023. SK 8596 0905. Link. The About the Parish page dates it to 1975. It was successor to St. Joseph and St. Edith on Mill Street, dated to 1883. It's now in commercial use. SK 8619 0866. © Steve Bulman (2024).

There used to be a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on Dean's Street, dated here to 1811. Later Primitive Methodist, this source says they bought it in 1864, and sold in 1935. The housing built on its site was seen by Streetview in 2022. SK 8588 0886.

 

 

 

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