The key can be obtained to view the chapel from Gunby Hall during Gunby Hall's opening times during the summer months. A deposit of £10 is returnable! See the National Trust Handbook for further details.
The grounds of the chapel are always open.
Monksthorpe Cottage Restoration Project
Will you help, please?
Please help the National Trust and Friends of Monksthorpe to complete the restoration of this unique historic gem.
Historic details
Monksthorpe Baptist Chapel dates back to 1701, but Baptist dissenters met for worship on or near this site before then. It was always remote, hidden away where non-conformist Christians could meet in secret. With no freedom of religion persecution was common. People came from far and wide to meet here.
Worship continued on the site and in Victorian times the church saw a revival and the building was modernised. About this time it is believed the cottage and stable were built.
The chapel keeper and his family lived here till after World War II.
Regular services were held till into the 1970s, but tree roots eventually caused the chapel to become unsafe. The Friends of Monksthorpe was established in the early 1990s and the premises were entrusted to the National Trust in 2000. National Trust funds enabled the restoration of the chapel and the initial work on the cottage.
The Trust would like to restore the cottage so that it looks like this! They have some of the funds but need help
if the restoration is to be sooner rather than later
How you can help – here are some suggestions
· Make a one off gift - be as generous as possible!
·
Give
a regular donation for a period of time
- some have promised giving
that will add up to £200 over 2 years.
·
Have money raising
events. The following have been
suggested:
coffee mornings, special stalls at church event, asking for sponsorship
of a special personal challenge, or arranging a special event.
· Please Gift Aid your donation if you pay appropriate tax.
I enclose a Cheque or Postal Order payable to “National Trust” for £ ________
If you pay UK Tax, and are want to increase the value of your gift with “Gift Aid”, please sign below
“I
would like tax to be reclaimed on any eligible donation or membership
subscription that I have
ever made or will make to the National Trust until further notice. I can
confirm that I pay an amount
of UK income or capital gains tax at lease equal to the tax that the
National Trust will claim”
Please return this form “Monksthorpe Cottage Appeal”
with your gift to: c/o H & F Godden, 1 Willow Rd, New Balderton,
Newark, Notts, NG24 3DA