United Reformed Church : Broad Chalke

United Reformed Church on 7th May 2006

United Reformed Church on 7th May 2006

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Contacts

NAME

TITLE

TELEPHONE

ADDRESS

Rev'd Jackie Lowe

Minister

01722 780008

Sun Cottage, Broad Chalke, Salisbury, SP5 5EN

Rina Musselwhite

Secretary

01722 781264

St Cecilia's Cottage, North Street, Broad Chalke, Salisbury, SP5 5EN

Benefice Office

 

01722 781112

The URC Chapel, High Road, Broad Chalke, Salisbury, SP5 5EH
The office will normally be open on Mondays from 10.00 am to 12 noon, on Wednesdays 8.30 am to 1.00 pm and 2.00pm to 4.00 pm and on Fridays 10.00 am to 12 noon and 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm.

 
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Local Events

DATE

PLACE

TELEPHONE

EVENT

Weekdays

URC Chapel

 

Prayer, conversation, information and access to the Norrington library; 10.00 am to 12 noon & 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm (usually but not always)

Mondays

URC Chapel

 

Prayer; 6.00 pm

Second and fourth Tuesday of every month

URC Chapel

 

Chalke Valley "Knitwits"; 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm

Tuesdays and
Thursdays

URC Chapel

 

Benefice Resource Centre; Library of Faith inspiring books and Traidcraft goods for sale; Tuesdays 10.00 am to 12 noon and Thursdays 12.30 pm to 4.00 pm

1st & 3rd Wednesdays of every month

URC Chapel

0845 4087000

Police Point; usually 9.00 am; PC Pete Jung and PCSO Sam Spacey

Second Wednesday of every month

URC Chapel

 

Meditation session led by Anna Watson; 2.30 pm

4th July 2010

Bowerchalke Baptist Church

 

United Service; 10.30 am

7th July 2010

URC Chapel

 

Coffee Morning; 10.30 am to noon

11th July 2010

URC Chapel

 

Morning Worship with Holy Communion; 10.30 am; Rev'd Jackie Lowe

13th July 2010

URC Chapel

 

Knit and Natter; 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm

18th July 2010

Salisbury

 

United Service; 10.30 am; Rev'd Jackie Lowe

21st July 2010

URC Chapel

 

AGM; 2.00 pm; followed by Church Meeting

25th July 2010

URC Chapel

 

Morning Worship; 10.30 am; Mr Colin Beasant

27th July 2010

URC Chapel

 

Knit and Natter; 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm

5th September 2010

URC Chapel

 

Holtwood Mission Band

4th December 2010

URC Chapel

 

Christmas Fayre; 10.00 am to 2.00 pm

Some of the above content has been reproduced with the kind permission of the CHALKE TALK management.

 
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History

The original non-conformist meeting house was in Chapel Lane (or Springs Lane, originally called Low Lane) off North Street and a Chapel was built there on adjacent land, part of the cottage now called Chapel Cottage.

Abner Burrough's widow Elizabeth owned Chapel Cottage in 1900 and rented it to Elias and Mary Case and Fred Thick until her death in 1914. The old Chapel was used as a Sunday School until about 1950 and for band practice until about 1970 when it was converted and made part of Chapel Cottage.

The present United Reformed Church in High Road was built in 1862. Three brothers of the Burrough family must have been founder members; they are buried in the front of the graveyard. One brother, John, was a builder living in Bowerchalke and built houses in North Street and Chapel Lane (Low Lane) but it is not known whether he had any part in building the old Chapel or the present one. A fourth brother was a member of the All Saints' Church and is buried there.

There is a photo of the Chapel in about 1930 here.

A rear lean-to extension to the URC was built by Mr Goodfellow in about the 1970s or 1980s for a vestry, kitchen and toilet.

In 2006 Ian Chalk renovated the Chapel, installing a ramp for disabled access and modifying the interior. The gallery has been maintained but the hall has been split into several rooms. The larger area is used for worship and large meetings while the area under the gallery is two rooms; a general purpose room for meetings or other functions and there is a small office for Church administration which is also used by the Surgery.

Some of the information above has been obtained from The Broad Chalke Book and some from Burrough family Wills.

The grave positions are shown on this Graves Plan and grave inscriptions on this Inscriptions Schedule 1 (then use the "next" links to see further inscriptions).

 
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Chapel reopening on 7th May 2006

Chapel reopening on 7th May 2006

Flower arranging on 3rd November 2007

Flower arranging demonstration by Alison Hart on 3rd November 2007
(photo from Rina Musselwhite)

 

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