Park United Methodist Free Church chapel was built of stone in 1876.
In 1940 the chapel seated 731 in pews and there was a school hall and 15 other rooms. By 1970 the chapel seating had been reduced to 640, the hall seated 368 and there were eight other rooms. The chapel was closed in 1982
Sources
John Rylands Library University of Manchester, MAC Lawson Returns of Accommodation provided by Methodist Chapels and other Preaching Places, 1940/588 Brighouse A
The Methodist Church Department of Chapel Affairs, Statistical Returns, Part 1, 1972 Returns made 06.01/1970 21/7 Brighouse Circuit
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The chapel is now a Wetherspoon pub named “The Richard Oastler”, as can be seen in the embedded photograph.
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