Stained glass window was from former Methodist chapel in Fisher’s Alley

Re: From The Archive: Non-conformists in Reepham (posted 10 October 2019)

Owing to the poor condition and lack of funds to carry out essential structural and cosmetic repairs to the building, the Good Companions Club vacated the former Methodist chapel in Fisher’s Alley and the property was put up for sale.

Local builder Derek Crane purchased the property and instructed me to design a dwelling(s) to replace the former building, and permission was granted for a pair of semi-detached houses.

During the demolition of the old building I insisted and ensured that the only stained glass window worth saving was carefully salvaged to be built into the gable wall facing the alley, which confirms the assumption in the article.

Russell Vincent, Hackford Vale, Reepham

Pictured above: Former Methodist Chapel in Fisher’s Alley, Reepham. Built 1842 as a Baptist chapel, closed 1934. Used as a carpenter’s shop, later the Good Companions Club. Photo: Reepham Archive