Building record TQ 96 SW 1271 - Former Presbyterian Free Church, now URC, High Street, Sittingbourne, Swale

The former Presbyterian Free Church is shown on the 1862-75 map. On the 1897-1900, 1907-23 and 1929-52 maps it bis shown as the Congregational Church and on the current O/S map it is the United Reformed Church. It is still in use. (1-4)

Congregational chapel in the High Street, Sittingbourne, built in 1865 probably by Paulton and Woodman. Stone with a tower and spire above the entrance, and gabled front with sharply pointed lancets. (5)

<1> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1 (Map). SKE30964.

<2> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2 (Map). SKE30965.

<3> Landmark, 1907-1923, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923): Landmark Epoch 3 (Map). SKE30966.

<4> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952): Landmark Epoch 4 (Map). SKE30967.

<5> Christopher Stell, 2002, An Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England (Bibliographic reference). SKE58544.