[3] There had been a big meeting and public debate in Cranbrook that led to a formation of a large Baptist church in Spillshill near Staplehurst during the reign of King Charles I of England.

[5] The chapel holds surviving baptismal records from 1682 for those in the Cranbrook area who had not baptised in the Church of England.

[6] In 1967, the Cranbrook Strict Baptist Chapel was given grade II listed building status by English Heritage.

[7] In 2002, the chapel made a submission to the House of Lords' Select Committee on Religious Offences, arguing for the blasphemy law in the United Kingdom to be retained.

[8] The chapel was listed by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council among several notable local features, to be a contributory building to Cranbrook's status as a conservation area.