Bainbridge Quaker Meeting House

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Bainbridge Quaker Meeting House

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'''Bainbridge Quaker Meeting House''' is a historic building in [[Bainbridge, North Yorkshire]], in England.
'''Bainbridge Quaker Meeting House''' is a historic building in [[Bainbridge, North Yorkshire]], in England.


The first Quaker meetings in Bainbridge were at the house of Anne Coward. In 1668, they purchased the building, to use it as a dedicated meeting house. In 1672, a nearby plot was purchased for use as a burial ground. A replacement meeting house was constructed by 1700, which was sold to the [[Congregationalists]] in 1841, when the current meeting house was constructed, on the site of the burial ground. It was extended in 1896, to add a toilet. It was [[Grade II listed]] in 1986.{{cite web |title=Friends Meeting House, Bainbridge |url=https://heritage.quaker.org.uk/files/Bainbridge%20LM.pdf |website=Quaker Meeting Houses Heritage Project |publisher=Quakers in Britain |access-date=6 February 2024}}{{NHLE |desc=Friends' Meeting House, Bainbridge |num=1301422 |access-date=6 February 2024}}
The first Quaker meetings in Bainbridge were at the house of Anne Coward and Elizabeth Routh . In 1668, they purchased the building, to use it as a dedicated meeting house. In 1672, a nearby plot was purchased for use as a burial ground. A replacement meeting house was constructed by 1700, which was sold to the [[Congregationalists]] in 1841, when the current meeting house was constructed, on the site of the burial ground. It was extended in 1896, to add a toilet. It was [[Grade II listed]] in 1986.{{cite web |title=Friends Meeting House, Bainbridge |url=https://heritage.quaker.org.uk/files/Bainbridge%20LM.pdf |website=Quaker Meeting Houses Heritage Project |publisher=Quakers in Britain |access-date=6 February 2024}}{{NHLE |desc=Friends' Meeting House, Bainbridge |num=1301422 |access-date=6 February 2024}}


The single-storey building is built of rubble, with a stone slate roof. The main elevation is to the south, and has three unequal sash windows and two four-panelled doors: the western one leading to the gallery, and the eastern one, with a fanlight above, leading into a corridor. The west elevation has a single 12-pane sash window, and a blocked doorway, which originally led into a now-demolished building. The north elevation has a further window, and the single-storey extension.
The single-storey building is built of rubble, with a stone slate roof. The main elevation is to the south, and has three unequal sash windows and two four-panelled doors: the western one leading to the gallery, and the eastern one, with a fanlight above, leading into a corridor. The west elevation has a single 12-pane sash window, and a blocked doorway, which originally led into a now-demolished building. The north elevation has a further window, and the single-storey extension.
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