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Chapels & Churches in North Staffordshire |
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In 1811 a house at Shamfield was registered as a place of worship for Methodist dissenters. Later a painter's shop at the bottom of Smithy Lane, now Chapel Street, was used. The New Connexion Chapel was built during 1819 at a cost of £600 and opened in January 1820. In 181839 two large schoolrooms were added at a cost of £300 and on the 16th June 1850 a new organ was installed and paid for by subscription. |
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The religious census of 30th March 1851 recorded attendance at Zion as 70 at the morning service, 58 at the Sunday School and 140 in the evening. On the 7th January 1866 the annual missionary meeting was presided over by William Shepherd Allen. Mr Allen promised to each minister representing the different churches, ten tons of coal annually to be distributed among twenty poor persons belonging to each church. In 1870 Jubilee celebrations took place and events were arranged which cleared all outstanding debts. A later improvement was the building of a wash house. Until then, hot water had been carried from the adjoining bake house or from the "Lower Bull" public house situated in Chapel Street. Source : Victorian Cheadle 1841 to 1881:Chap 2 Churches and Chapels. In the early 1960's the Chapel and Schoolrooms were taken over by the Cheadle Old Boys Youth Club (Leader Mr Dennis TWEEDY) and used as their headquarters. The Chapel itself was used as Gymnasium. |
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Zion United Methodist Chapel Cheadle STS |
Source : Photo Taken from Victorian Postcard |
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