Having seceded from the Wesleyans in Surfleet (Seas End), the Wesleyan Reformers went on to build their own chapel in 1856.
Situated in Station Road, and backing onto the River Glen, the chapel was erected on land given by John Ash, a blacksmith whose forge stood alongside the chapel. This two storey building of domestic appearance seated 150, and included Sunday school accommodation.
The chapel was a member of the United Methodist Free Churches (United Methodist Church from 1907), and in the relevant Spalding circuits. It was often known as the Glenside chapel.
After closing in September 2000, it was converted into a dwelling. A stone plaque on the front elevation reads: Methodist Church 1856.
Sources include
Free Methodist Manual 1899
Methodist Church Buildings: Statistical Returns 1940
Lincolnshire Free Press 23rd October 1956

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