Marton Mission Room

The Marton Mission Room is a chapel in Marton, a village near Kirkbymoorside, in North Yorkshire, England.

Until the mid-19th century, Marton did not have a place of worship, with Anglicans attending All Saints' Church, Sinnington.[1] Methodism proved highly popular in the village, with a Primitive Methodist chapel being constructed in the 1810s and a new building replacing it in 1870.[2]

In 1849, a school was built in Marton, and in 1853 it was licensed for Anglican worship. The school closed in 1969, and the room became a mission room. It became a grade II listed building on 6 October 1987 as "Church Hall".[3] The mission room has since 1996 hosted non-denominational services, while the Methodist chapel closed in the 2010s. The mission room hosts a wide variety of community activities and was refurbished in 2023.[4][5]

The church is built of limestone, with an extension in red brick and a slate roof, the gable end facing the street. Steps with railings lead up to a doorway with a plain surround, a pointed arch, and a moulded hood mould. To the right is a segmental-headed window with a moulded surround containing three cusped pointed lights with chamfered mullions, a moulded hood mould, and a moulded impost band. To its right is a war memorial panel. The gable has bargeboards, and is surmounted by a pedimented bellcote. In the right return are two square-headed three-light windows.[3]

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  1. ^ Page, William (1923). A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2. London: Victoria County History. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Connexional Intelligence". The Primitive Methodist Magazine. March 1871.
  3. ^ a b Historic England. "Church Hall (1149707)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  4. ^ Darley, Karen (8 March 2023). "Open morning held following refurbishment of Marton Mission Room". Gazette & Herald. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Marton (Bethel) Primitive Methodist Chapel". My Primitive Methodists. Retrieved 22 January 2026.

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