South Bar Congregational Church, Lincoln

South Bar Congregational Church, Lincoln is a former congregational church[1] in the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. It was built originally in 1905 as a Congregational Church but was partly demolished at some point. The church continued to be in use until the 1990s when in 1991, it was declared redundant and was later converted for office and storage space for a Peugeot dealership as part of the Abacus Motors Group.[2] The garage was closed in 2018[3] and the site of the garage along with the chapel became subject to vandalism and attracting drug dealers.[4] Both the garage and showroom of the former dealership were demolished and the surrounding extensions to the church. The church is still in situ due to it being located in a conservation area[5] and is awaiting conversion for residential purposes along with the surrounding site of the former dealership and garage.[6]

United Reform Church, Lincoln
South Bar Congregational Church, High Street, Lincoln
South Bar Congregational Church, Lincoln
Map
53°12′56″N 0°32′45″W / 53.215646°N 0.545784°W / 53.215646; -0.545784
LocationLincoln, Lincolnshire
CountryEngland
Previous denominationUnited Reform
History
StatusRedundant church, currently under conversion for residential purposes
Dedicated1905
Consecrated1905

References

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  1. ^ "MLI87335 - Former South Bar Congregational Church, High Street, Lincoln". heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Lincoln church to be converted to retirement flats". The Lincolnite. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Jobs lost as Lincoln Peugeot dealership goes under". The Lincolnite. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  4. ^ Jaines, Daniel; Sandeman, Kit (12 April 2022). "Huge new care home set to be approved". Lincolnshire Live.
  5. ^ "Conservation Area - St Catherines (Lincoln No.4)". heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  6. ^ Whitelam, Paul (7 August 2021). "Care home and flats proposed at former car showroom and church in Lincoln". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 23 January 2024.