Introduction
A small but lovely little chapel that is reasonably local to me. I first visited a couple of years ago and have since been back to get some shots with the camera.
Information & History
The chapel is situated in Broom Green which is a small village just south of Guist in Norfolk. It was constructed when the village congregation were told they could no longer meet in a particular house, therefore they wanted to build a purpose-built structure. They set up a fund and the chapel was then constructed after 1886 at a cost of £148. The chapel consisted of a basic brick build with a pantile roof, in addition to a small porch and a couple of tiny rooms out the back. The main worship room seated up to 70 people. The chapel had a choir and a Sunday School and hosted many different events, particularly around Christmas time.
Broom Green Chapel closed at some point before 1970 due to dwindling attendance numbers but still had a couple of services every Sunday. Since its closure the building has sat derelict and nature has really taken it over, but it does seem to get cleared out every few years or so. Pretty much all internal features are long gone with the exception of the writing on the wall which reads the motto: ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved’.
As you'd expect the explore for this one was very relaxed, with parking nearby. There are also a couple of other little goodies nearby including the old Guist Cricket Pavillion which I have posted before, and the Lime Kiln down the road. In fact, you could make a day out of visiting this area being close to the RAF bases aswell.
Onto the photos starting with externals:
Heading on 'inside' (note the quotation marks, the roof has completely gone so is fully exposed to the elements!)
The writing on the wall was lined in black but has since faded to a dull red shade:
Below this, there was a small wooden pulpit which is now long gone. Below is a photo of this wall with the wooden pulpit intact, taken in the late eighties. Source.
Concluding with a couple of the small empty rooms to the rear of the building, in addition to the porch:
Not a huge deal of stuff to see - but a nice little one nevertheless! Thanks for looking.
A small but lovely little chapel that is reasonably local to me. I first visited a couple of years ago and have since been back to get some shots with the camera.
Information & History
The chapel is situated in Broom Green which is a small village just south of Guist in Norfolk. It was constructed when the village congregation were told they could no longer meet in a particular house, therefore they wanted to build a purpose-built structure. They set up a fund and the chapel was then constructed after 1886 at a cost of £148. The chapel consisted of a basic brick build with a pantile roof, in addition to a small porch and a couple of tiny rooms out the back. The main worship room seated up to 70 people. The chapel had a choir and a Sunday School and hosted many different events, particularly around Christmas time.
Broom Green Chapel closed at some point before 1970 due to dwindling attendance numbers but still had a couple of services every Sunday. Since its closure the building has sat derelict and nature has really taken it over, but it does seem to get cleared out every few years or so. Pretty much all internal features are long gone with the exception of the writing on the wall which reads the motto: ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved’.
As you'd expect the explore for this one was very relaxed, with parking nearby. There are also a couple of other little goodies nearby including the old Guist Cricket Pavillion which I have posted before, and the Lime Kiln down the road. In fact, you could make a day out of visiting this area being close to the RAF bases aswell.
Onto the photos starting with externals:
Heading on 'inside' (note the quotation marks, the roof has completely gone so is fully exposed to the elements!)
The writing on the wall was lined in black but has since faded to a dull red shade:
Below this, there was a small wooden pulpit which is now long gone. Below is a photo of this wall with the wooden pulpit intact, taken in the late eighties. Source.
Concluding with a couple of the small empty rooms to the rear of the building, in addition to the porch:
Not a huge deal of stuff to see - but a nice little one nevertheless! Thanks for looking.
