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Chapel Street

Chapel Street was originally called Back Street, possibly because it was at the back of the churchyard. It derived its current name from the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel that used to stand on the corner of Chapel Street and Queens Square. A part of it was also known in the late 19th and early 20th century as Bank Street from the old Savings Bank at the junction of Chapel Street with Vicarage Road.

The street has always been a mixture of shops and housing with a corn mill featuring for many decades. Now some of the shops and houses are occupied by offices.

  • An extract from the 1892 25″ Ordnance Survey map. For just a few years Chapel Street was named Bank Street, after its former Savings Bank on the corner with Vicarage Road.
Page last updated 18 Jan 2025

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