Park Lane Chapel, Farnham

Park Lane Chapel
Park Lane Strict Baptist Chapel
The former chapel from the west
Park Lane Chapel is located in Surrey
Park Lane Chapel
Park Lane Chapel
51°13′00″N 0°47′55″W / 51.216585°N 0.798528°W / 51.216585; -0.798528
LocationBear Lane, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7LF
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationBaptist
ChurchmanshipStrict Baptist
History
StatusChapel
Foundedc. 1844
Founder(s)Nisan (Edward) Samuel
Architecture
Functional statusClosed
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated29 December 1972
StyleClassical
Completed9 April 1852
Closedc. 1994

The building formerly known as Park Lane Chapel is a former Strict Baptist chapel in the ancient town of Farnham in Surrey, England. Now a house, it was in religious use for nearly 150 years and housed a congregation whose origins go back to informal meetings in the 1840s. After Nisan Samuel, a Polish Jew, arrived in England and converted to Christianity, he took charge of these ad hoc meetings and formalised them into a Strict Baptist church. After he moved on, the congregation bought land and built a chapel. The small stone and brick building has been listed at Grade II for its architectural and historical importance.