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Rochdale; Baillie Street UMFC Church
Hello,
I have a clock that was presented to the choir master Joseph Collinge in 1901. Can you tell me anything about him?Thank you,
Ms. MaloneI can take a picture the clock and plaque if you like.
By Ms Malone (08/05/2022)Fraddon Bible Christian chapel
Just seen this property on Homes under the Hammer. Development seems to hit many problems between developer and planning
By Louise (15/04/2022)Mountsorrel United Methodist Free Church Chapel
It has also been renamed The Chapel, 21, Leicester Road
By Philip Thornborow (14/04/2022)
Hull, Witham Wesley Reform Chapel
Hull, Holborn Street, Wesley Reform Chapel
What became Holborn Street, Wesleyan Reform Chapel was built in 1830 for an Independent congregation. They were still in possession in 1851 when the building provided 298 free and 432other sittings.
Sources
The Yorkshire Returns of the 1851 Census of Religious Worship, ed. John Woolfe, Vol 1 City of York and the East Riding No. 352
Ordnance Survey 1:1056 plan of Hull, 1853, sheet 12 reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland (Map images website)