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The Old Wesleyan Chapel
Churchgate Street, Soham




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The Wesleyan chapel sohamIt is recorded that the Wesleyans built a chapel at the junction of Cock and Fountain Lanes in 1815, no more information can be found at present about this building. The present Wesleyan building located in Churchgate Street was erected in 1841, from the 1850's they got their preachers from the village tradesmen, the wesleyan's employed a Soham Blacksmith as a preacher in 1851, at that time its seating capacity was 200, most of the seats being used, with almost 70 Sunday-school children. It was sold in 1941 for commercial use. It is now used by The Viva Arts & Community Group.








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