This is the Primitive Methodist chapel in Westwoodside in Lincolnshire. I had a few frames left on a roll of film in my GW690, and so drove around looking for subject matter, of which this was a chosen candidate.
It triggered a thought as to why such chapels (and the Methodism they provide places of worship for) are called “primitive”, so I looked it up, because I think curiosity should be satisfied when you have the means to do so. Anyway, the new thing I learnt as a result of this is that the term relates to Methodists who wished to return to an earlier, purer form of Methodism that was based on the early church.
Primitive Methodism was a working class movement that began early in the 19th century in The Potteries, in the English Midlands region. By the close of the century it had an estimate 200,000 members.
It wasn’t clear from the outside whether the chapel in the picture still operates, although I suspect not. I looked somewhat overgrown and had little sign of being somewhere in regular use. I would not be surprised to see the building re-purposed into a posh house.
Fujica GW690 & Fujifilm Pro 160NS. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
Taken on 28 July 2024
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