Cross Houses, Ebenezer Methodist New Connexion chapel
I’ve added a picture of Ebenezer Methodist New Connexion chapel at Cross Houses (Crosshouses), provided by Tina Aldridge.
Tina commented that Ebenezer chapel is in Cross Houses in Shrewsbury. It is now a private home. The inscription you can see on the wall reads
“For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord”.
It was built in 1836 from Shropshire red brickTina submitted the picture to the My Primitive Methodists website, another in the same family of Methodist community Heritage websites as this one. In the 1940 inventory of Methodist buildings drawn up following Methodist Union in 1932, Crosshouses chapel was recorded as formerly Primitive Methodist.
By Christopher HILL (01/08/2026)Little Silver Bible Christian chapel
This is what happens when a national body applies Anglican terminology to a non-conformist building! In reality the porch may face East, but as it is part of a building built for Christian worship it ought to face West (if these things matter to you.)
By Philip Thornborow (27/07/2026)Little Silver Bible Christian chapel
Just read this again, The porch is on the East end.
By Alan Thornton (27/07/2026)
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Cross Houses, Ebenezer Methodist New Connexion chapel
Contrary to the opinions of the compilers of the 1940 inventory Cross Houses was built in 1836 by Thomas Brocas, a prominent member of the Methodist New Connexion in Shrewsbury. It remained his property until 1849, when he transferred it to a trust of the Methodist New Connexion.