What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The Baptist Church. Built 1856 - possibly on the site of the house of the widow Peltrace where, from 1651, some 40 Baptists began to meet for worship Recorded plaque organisation: Cirencester Civic Society.
The Baptist Church in Cirencester was built in 1856, potentially on the site where, since 1651, a group of approximately forty Baptists first gathered for meetings, marking an early and significant presence of Baptist worship in the area.
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