Images from an Analytical Buildings Record Survey at Sutton Oak Welsh Chapel, St. Helens 2023
The Archaeology Co., 2023. https://doi.org/10.5284/1103317. How to cite using this DOI
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- DOI:https://doi.org/10.5284/1103317
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Introduction
This digital archive contains images from an analytical buildings record (Level 3) at Sutton Oak Welsh Chapel. The building recording was undertaken prior to the change of use to a cafe with residential flat between 4th January 2023 and 31st January 2023, by The Archaeology Co.
An appropriate record has been made of the building to Historic England level 2/3 standards. Floor plans and a representative section are required which have been drawn on site using permatrace. The drawn record shows all features of interest that have been recorded photographically, as well as showing other features of historical significance that may not be directly affected by the proposal but which are necessary to put those features in context.
The building was erected as a small Wesleyan Methodist chapel which was soon extended due to a growing congregation, which reflected the growth of the local community. As the congregation continued to grow a new chapel was built in a different location, with the present building put into use as a Sunday school. The Sunday school was later sold to the Welsh community when the building was repurposed as a non-denominational place of worship. In this instance, the building does not appear to have been altered for their purposes. The building remained in this use for a little over a century, closing around 2000. Following this it was repainted and reopened as a practice and performance space for the Celebration Choir before Christ Embassy started holding services in the building once again in 2019. It was at this time that the modern kitchen was installed, and likely the modern toilet. The building therefore has undergone several changes in denomination, but with little alteration to the building following from these changes. This project will also add to the body of information regarding various forms of religious buildings, and may contribute to future research into the range and nature of religious buildings and how these vary between religious faiths.
