St Mary Bourne Primitive Methodist chapel. Photo credit: My Primitive Methodist The Advertiser regularly prints public notices alerting the public to proposals whether by statutory authorities, private companies or individuals. This week s public notices include an application to convert a former Methodist Chapel to a house in St Mary Bourne. The application has been submitted for variation of plan number and removal of windows and doors to allow amendments. The chapel in Stoke Road will undergo extensions and renovation works. According to the website of My Primitive Methodists, the St Mary Bourne Primitive Methodist chapel was opened in 1839. The website refers to notes by Keith Guyler, an amateur photographer who travelled the country documenting buildings, especially churches and chapels. Keith Guyler’s notes alongside his 1991 photograph say that the chapel that he calls St Mary Bourne opened in 1839 and was rebuilt in 1866. However, the website explains th