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Gosport Wesleyan Methodist Chapel Yard

Gosport, Gosport Borough, Hampshire, England – *No GPS coordinates

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  • Middle Street (now High Street), Gosport, Hampshire, England
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In Gosport itself, Wesleyan baptisms were taking place in Middle Street from 1808, but this may have been in temporary premises as no other details exist before the foundation stone of a new Wesleyan Chapel, in Middle Street, (now High Street) was laid on Thursday 3rd May 1810. The building, which was square, was accessed through a narrow passageway from the High Street and according to the 1851 Religious Census seated 650, including 200 free seats. Attendance was reported as 238 (including 123 children) in the morning, 25 in the afternoon, and 135 in the evening. 'The attendance is variable, but considerably the best in summer.' Between 1818 and 1831 Gosport was the head of a separate circuit. The last service in the High Street chapel was held in the evening on Sunday 26th December 1909, led by the superintendent minister, the Rev. W.T. Atkin. The building had already been sold for £1,030. It then became the Gosport Theatre Cinema from 1910 to 1938 and later was used as Coates' Auction Rooms. The premises were later demolished and replaced by ‘Old Auction House' flats. (Extract from "A Dictionary of Methodism".)

On 30 Aug 1830, the remains of the Rev. Joseph Agar were interred "in Mr. Grant's family vault in Gosport Chapel-yard". I have been unable to find any record books for this burial ground and have no idea whether any of it even still exists.
In Gosport itself, Wesleyan baptisms were taking place in Middle Street from 1808, but this may have been in temporary premises as no other details exist before the foundation stone of a new Wesleyan Chapel, in Middle Street, (now High Street) was laid on Thursday 3rd May 1810. The building, which was square, was accessed through a narrow passageway from the High Street and according to the 1851 Religious Census seated 650, including 200 free seats. Attendance was reported as 238 (including 123 children) in the morning, 25 in the afternoon, and 135 in the evening. 'The attendance is variable, but considerably the best in summer.' Between 1818 and 1831 Gosport was the head of a separate circuit. The last service in the High Street chapel was held in the evening on Sunday 26th December 1909, led by the superintendent minister, the Rev. W.T. Atkin. The building had already been sold for £1,030. It then became the Gosport Theatre Cinema from 1910 to 1938 and later was used as Coates' Auction Rooms. The premises were later demolished and replaced by ‘Old Auction House' flats. (Extract from "A Dictionary of Methodism".)

On 30 Aug 1830, the remains of the Rev. Joseph Agar were interred "in Mr. Grant's family vault in Gosport Chapel-yard". I have been unable to find any record books for this burial ground and have no idea whether any of it even still exists.

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  • Added: 22 Dec 2020
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2721166