CB7 Prickwillow Baptist Church, Main Street, Ely

The chapel dates from 1875 and is set back from the road with gardens to the front, side and rear, sufficient to create off road parking, subject to planning.

The chapel consists of a traditional brick built building under a pitched slate covered roof, with exposed timbers and trusses internally. The accommodation provides a main worship space with a room to the rear that has a kitchen area and a later extension of a toilet (suitable for disabled use) with a boiler room. The property has oil fired central heating.

The property retains many original features and has been kept in good condition considering its age. The sanctuary has a balcony to three sides, viewing the ground floor, dais and organ.

The property has gardens with no obvious burials or any that are known of.

The property currently has D1 planning for use as clinic, health centre, nursery, church and other non-residential institutions. A change of use to residential would require planning permission. The property is not listed.

Prickwillow is a small East Cambridgeshire village five miles north east of Ely with a

population of about 440, largely bypassed by the A10 between Ely and Kingggs Lynn. The

church is close to the centre of the village and is in an ideal location for commuting by

train from Ely with routes to East Anglia, Stansted Airport, The Midlands and London.

The church has a redundant red phone box in the layby on Main Street (B1382) to the side

of its frontage, close to the new village hall.