SE7155 : Former Primitive Methodist Chapel (1866) - Main StreetFormer Stamford Bridge Primitive Methodist ChapelAccording to records at the Borthwick Institute for Archives at the University of York, the foundation stone of this Chapel was laid in 1866, although a Primitive Methodist Society had been meeting in private houses in the village for some time and was recorded in the 1851 Census. The site was granted by the Lord Mayor of York and the new chapel was built to accommodate 200 people.
Originally part of the York Circuit of the Primitive Methodist Connexion, it became part of the York First Circuit (renamed York Monkgate Circuit from 1903) after the original Circuit was divided into two in 1883. The chapel had been closed by 1935 and was later used as a storehouse.
The building was the subject of a programme
Chapel of Dreams in the series
Derelict Rescue, first broadcast on 30 December 2022 on the HGTV channel.