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Gainsborough,
Garthorpe, Methodist Chapel
Garthorpe, Methodist Chapel
Garthorpe, Methodist Chapel

The Methodist chapel in Garthorpe was enlarged in 1883 and an adjoining Sunday School (on the left) was built in 1888.

The chapel closed in 2010 and has recently been for sale.

2011

Garthorpe, Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Garthorpe, Methodist Chapel
Garthorpe, Methodist Chapel
Garthorpe, Methodist Chapel
The gable over the entrance to the Methodist chapel in Garthorpe is inscribed with the date of the enlargement, 1883.
Garthorpe, Methodist Chapel
Garthorpe, River Trent
Garthorpe, River Trent
Garthorpe, River Trent

Typical of the small ships which navigated the Trent as far inland as Gainsborough, the Tower Helen from London heads downstream near Garthorpe.

Photograph, August 1972

Tower Helen, Gunthorpe
Garthorpe, St Mary
Garthorpe, St Mary
Garthorpe, St Mary

St Mary's church in Garthorpe is built of red brick laid in English Bond.

Simple limestone dressings are used at the heads, sills and mullions of windows.

August 2015

Garthorpe, St Mary church
Garthorpe, St Mary
Garthorpe, St Mary
Garthorpe, St Mary

There is tiny bell cote in the form of an open timber-framed canopy at the west end of the building.

August 2015

Garthorpe, St Mary church
Garthorpe, St Mary
Garthorpe, St Mary
Garthorpe, St Mary

The small red brick church of St Mary was built in 1913 by Wilfrid Bond.

August 2015

Garthorpe, St Mary church
Garthorpe, St Mary, chancel ceiling
Garthorpe, St Mary, chancel ceiling
Garthorpe, St Mary, chancel ceiling

The chancel ceiling still carries its original decoration of 1913.

August 2015

Garthorpe, St Mary church, chancel ceiling
Garthorpe, St Mary, date stone
Garthorpe, St Mary, date stone
Garthorpe, St Mary, date stone

The date stone (1913) of the church is at low level on the face of a buttress midway along the south wall.

August 2015

Garthorpe, St Mary church, date stone
Garthorpe, St Mary, interior
Garthorpe, St Mary, interior
Garthorpe, St Mary, interior

The simple, uncluttered interior of St Mary's appears to have retained all the original furnishing and decoration.

August 2015

Garthorpe, St Mary church, interior
Garthorpe, St Mary, rain water head
Garthorpe, St Mary, rain water head
Garthorpe, St Mary, rain water head

Original cast-iron water head or hopper on the south side of the church.

August 2015

Garthorpe, St Mary church, rain water head