Octagonal Unitarian Chapel
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Octagonal Unitarian Chapel

Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England

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The Octagon Chapel is a Unitarian Chapel located in Colegate in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The Chapel is a grade II* listed building.
Completed in 1756 by the architect Thomas Ivory and is home to a growing liberal religious community of Unitarians, welcoming people of all religious faiths and none.

In the late 17th century the Non-conformist movement rose to prominence in Norwich. Non-conformists or dissenters were people who did not agree with the 1662 Act of Uniformity, which stated that all churchmen used all rites and ceremonies as prescribed in the Book of Common prayer.

It was a time when religious freedoms were evolving and the right of people to choose the path of their own religious beliefs developed.

The Octagon Chapel was built as a place of worship for Non-conformists and became home to the first Unitarian Chapel in Norwich. Its design was also unorthodox for the time and proved so popular it was used as a model for Methodist meeting houses across Europe.

The Octagon Chapel has stood for over three and a half centuries and it remains as both an important historical building and current place of worship for Unitarians.
The Octagon Chapel is a Unitarian Chapel located in Colegate in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The Chapel is a grade II* listed building.
Completed in 1756 by the architect Thomas Ivory and is home to a growing liberal religious community of Unitarians, welcoming people of all religious faiths and none.

In the late 17th century the Non-conformist movement rose to prominence in Norwich. Non-conformists or dissenters were people who did not agree with the 1662 Act of Uniformity, which stated that all churchmen used all rites and ceremonies as prescribed in the Book of Common prayer.

It was a time when religious freedoms were evolving and the right of people to choose the path of their own religious beliefs developed.

The Octagon Chapel was built as a place of worship for Non-conformists and became home to the first Unitarian Chapel in Norwich. Its design was also unorthodox for the time and proved so popular it was used as a model for Methodist meeting houses across Europe.

The Octagon Chapel has stood for over three and a half centuries and it remains as both an important historical building and current place of worship for Unitarians.

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