Tin tabernacles sprung up during the late Victorian and early 20th Century. They are the earliest examples of prefabricated architecture and were a response to demand in developing industrial locations. The majority of these buildings came in flatpack kit form and were clad in corrugated iron. This gave them a distinctive look, although they vary in size and specification. Hundreds were erected in their heyday but only around eighty survive into the first quarter of the 21st Century - in varying states of repair.