Historic churches · London
Brook Street Chapel
Brook Street Chapel — church in United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bruce Grove · 0.1 km
- Free entry
About
Brook Street Chapel is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "church in United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.5932°, -0.0691°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Brook Street Chapel is a church building in Tottenham, North London. The building was constructed for use as a meeting place for local Christians affiliated with the Plymouth Brethren movement.
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Background
History
A group of around eight individuals who had seceded from the Quakers met in the house of a Mrs Sands in Stoney South (now Stoneleigh Road) from 1838, and the Brooks Street Meeting House was constructed and opened in 1839. Prominent amongst the original members were the chemist John Eliot Howard and his brother Robert, and some funding was also provided by their father, the meteorologist Luke Howard, who moved to Tottenham shortly after. The Howards are commemorated in Tottenham by a blue plaque to Luke at 7, Bruce Grove, and a green plaque to John on the site of his home, Lord's Meade (now Lordship Lane). As the population of Tottenham grew throughout the nineteenth century, the assembly of…
Description
Displayed in the Chapel is the Tottenham Memorandum, which was produced at the time of the division of the movement into open and exclusive factions – the Memorandum shows that Brook Street Chapel remained 'open', receiving any Christians into fellowship who were born-again believers in Jesus Christ, providing their confession of faith could be demonstrated.
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- Coordinates
- 51.5932, -0.0691
- District
- Haringey
- Parish
- Haringey, unparished area
- Postcode
- N17 9JG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tottenham
- Established
- 1839
- Nearest railway station
- Bruce Grove — 0.1 km
- Official site
- www.brookstreetchapel.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q4974362 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Brook Street Chapel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bsc.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brook Street Chapel?
- Brook Street Chapel is in London, United Kingdom (postcode N17 9JG), in the parish of Haringey, unparished area.
- When was Brook Street Chapel built?
- Built or established in 1839.
- Is Brook Street Chapel free to visit?
- Yes, Brook Street Chapel is free to enter.
- How do I get to Brook Street Chapel?
- The nearest railway station is Bruce Grove, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode N17 9JG.