South Bar Congregational Church, Lincoln Explained

United Reform Church, Lincoln
Fullname:South Bar Congregational Church, High Street, Lincoln
Coordinates:53.2156°N -0.5458°W
Location:Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Country:England
Previous Denomination:United Reform
Dedicated Date:1905
Consecrated Date:1905
Status:Redundant church, currently under conversion for residential purposes

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]

Notes and References

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