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The Central Baptist Church, also known as the Charles Street Baptist Chapel, is a Baptist church on Charles Street in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK.[1] It is affiliated with the Baptist Union of Great Britain.

Leicester in the 19th century was known as the ‘Metropolis of Dissent’ with a large number of non-conformist chapels and churches.[2] There have been numerous places of worship of various denominations, including the Baptists.[3][4][5] Numerous chapels were built since the 17th century, many in the 19th century.[6][7]

The Charles Street Baptist Chapel was designed by William Flynt, a leading local architect,[8] and constructed in 1830.[2][6] The congregation of the Belvoir Street Chapel united with that of Charles Street in the 1940s[9] and became known as the United Baptist Church.[2] It was designated a Grade II listed building (1074071) in 1973.[10] It was named the Central Baptist Church in 1983 and is the last surviving of several Baptist churches in Leicester City Centre.[2]

The building also houses the William Carey Museum, dedicated to William Carey, who was instrumental in the formation of the Baptist Missionary Society.[11][12]

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