This building was the second MNC chapel in Breaston. According to the Derbyshire Historic Environment Record, the first was built in 1803. The Religious Census return of 1851 states 1813.
The first chapel could seat 270, although attendance on 30 March 1851 was lower (80 Sunday School scholars in the morning; 41 adults and 88 scholars in the afternoon; 157 adults in the evening.
A full account of the story of the Methodist New Connexion in Breaston, and the opening of the chapel on October 31st, 1875 is attached. A description of the chapel, supplied by the architect Mr. A.H Goodall is included.
This chapel was thought to seat 200 in 1940, rising to 220 in 1970.
The building is still an active Methodist church.
Sources:
Methodist New Connexion Magazine, 1876 pp39-42
Methodist Church, Department for Chapel Affairs Statistical returns .. as at July 1st 1940
Methodist Church, Department for Chapel Affairs Statistical returns , Part 2, 1973
Derbyshire Historic Environment Record. “Building record MDR11813 – Breaston Methodist Church”. Accessed March 9, 2023 https://her.derbyshire.gov.uk/Monument/MDR11813
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Breaston Methodist New Connexion Chapel, Derbyshire
By 1901 £1525 had been spent on the original construction and the subsequent enlargement of the chapel and a school. A further £59. had been spent on purchasing an organ or other instrument. The chapel seated 246 and the school 160
Leicestershire RO 16D60/31 Methodist New Connexion /Return of Trust Estates/as presented in / special schedules, January 1901 Nottingham District, Derby Circuit
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