Sileby Wesleyan Methodist Church

Sileby Wesleyan Methodist Church is a former Methodist church in Sileby, Leicestershire.

Wesleyan Methodist Church, Sileby
Wesleyan Methodist Church, Sileby
Wesleyan Methodist Church, Sileby Location within Leicestershire
52°43′48.7″N 1°6′37.3″W / 52.730194°N 1.110361°W / 52.730194; -1.110361
Location	Sileby
Country	England
Denomination	Wesleyan Methodist
Architecture
Completed	3 December 1884
Specifications
Capacity	350 persons

History

Methodism in Sileby started around 1791 when a cottage was purchased for around £70 and converted into a chapel. In 1881 the congregation was in need of a new building.^[1] This was erected in High Street at a cost of £2,000 (equivalent to £187,200 in 2021)^[2] and presented to the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion at Sileby by Thomas Caloe of Mill Villa on 3 December 1884.^[3]

In 1969 the congregation decided to close the church and moved to join Sileby Primitive Methodist Church on King Street.

Organ

A pipe organ by Taylor of Leicester was installed in 1885.^[4] On closure of the chapel, the organ was moved to All Saints’ Church, Cossington and then in 2012 exported to Italy.

References

1. "Wesleyanism". Leicester Chronicle. England. 28 May 1881. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
3. "Opening of a new Wesleyan Chapel at Sileby". Melton Mowbray Mercury and Oakham and Uppingham News. England. 4 December 1884. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "NPOR [E01918]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 11 February 2020.