Zion New Connextion Methodist,Boston.

[tobyma123]

Hello Redroger,about the church i will go to Linc'to the Past and have a look ,regards tobyma123.

[pamthomas]

Confession time. Do the Methodists do this? The one I thought was the Zion I had muddled with the Centenary Methodist Church on Thorold St. near the central park. Just looked on street view to confirm the date of build, but there is a massive tree obscuring half the frontage. Sure (  ) the stone said 1830. Can anyone confirm please? This will be some of my answers have been stranger than usual, I was talking ab out the wrong place. Senility??

Roger,
Is this any help?
http://bostonpast.blogspot.com/search?q=centenary
It mentions the date the first chapel was opened; and also the year of the fire. (So, by default, the approximate date of the 'new' building.)
By really racking my brains, wasn't there another chapel-type building next to the Centenary? It is many years since I've been in that area of town, but the building I'm thinking of was where the red Mini is now parked.
http://g.co/maps/9p888
It was build of brick, and was quite plain-looking.

[Geoff-E]

The one that Pam is talking about (see 1:500 1889 town plan) http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html?coords=532744,344344

[pamthomas]

Geoff to the rescue once again. 

Thanks, Geoff, for confirming that I wasn't having a senior moment. 

[Geoff-E]

From 1905 directory-

[Geoff-E]

See 1889 map again http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html?coords=532529,343939

[pamthomas]

I'd already twigged from a previous reply that the Zion Chapel in West Street was where the Regal was built.

And although slightly off-topic, a couple of photos of the Regal (sadly past its prime)
http://bostonpast.blogspot.com/search?q=regal

[Geoff-E]

I'd already twigged from a previous reply that the Zion Chapel in West Street was where the Regal was built.

That explains the word I was struggling to read on the 1968 map.

[pamthomas]

I'd already twigged from a previous reply that the Zion Chapel in West Street was where the Regal was built.

That explains the word I was struggling to read on the 1968 map.

What? Cinema?
Though (again, getting wildly off-topic!) it was also a theatre. I have a feeling that the Scouts' Gang Shows were at the Regal. And I know that they used to have pop shows in the 60s, because that's where I screamed at Gene Pitney.