The History of Paradise Chapel (Download Only)

Description

A downloadable pamphlet on the history of Paradise Chapel in Milton Regis.

The Paradise Chapel of Milton Regis has long since gone. The building suffered a catastrophic fire in 1992 that left the structure all but destroyed; the site was sold and quickly redeveloped into a block of modern housing.

The loss of this enigmatic building marked the end of a period of local history that all to few today fully appreciate. At the end it may have been a slightly run down old Victorian church but, the story of the Paradise Chapel is one that provides us with a wealth of information about Milton and Sittingbourne that would be almost impossible to find elsewhere.

HRGS have here reprinted this original book, first published in 1910, so that others can explore the past and learn not only about the chapel, but about the society of the time. In these pages the reader will see the beginnings and rise of religious non conformity in the area, a relatively late arrival compared to other parts of north Kent, but one that took firm hold and changed the face of local non secular socio-economics. This history also charts the trials and tribulations of non conformist society, the changes the chapel made to local lives and, indeed, the changes local lives made to the chapel.

Published by The Historical Research Group of Sittingbourne (HRGS)

76 Pages