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Chapel of the Month – March 2017

Posted on March 7, 2017 by cs-admin

This month Chapels Society Secretary Moria Ackers shares her tale of a charming walk that ends with a delightful little Chapel: Mill Dale Methodist Chapel At the end of the very lovely walk down Dovedale, Derbyshire one ends up at … Continue reading →

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Chapel of the Month – January 2017

Posted on January 5, 2017 by cs-admin

The Chapels Society would like to wish all our visitors a Happy New Year. And for our first Chapel of the Month of 2017 we have a contribution from Dr Jennifer Freeman OBE: Bethesda Methodist Chapel, Albion Street, Stoke-on-Trent – … Continue reading →

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Chapel of the Month – November 2016

Posted on December 5, 2016 by cs-admin

This month our Chapel of the Month author is Dr John Clements, current Pastor of the Old Meeting House Congregational Church, Colegate, Norwich. He writes: Built during a period of religious persecution, the Old Meeting House Congregational Church is one … Continue reading →

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Cumberworth update

Posted on November 24, 2016 by cs-admin

Having kindly contributed our June Chapel of the Month, Mr & Mrs Ella (Ray & Marie) recently got in touch to say that they have now restored the 1859 stone plaque on the former Primitive Methodist Chapel, Cumberworth in Lincolnshire, … Continue reading →

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Nonconformist heritage

Posted on November 24, 2016 by cs-admin

The Historic England website contains a great deal of material of interest to architectural historians, building on the work of its own in-house research teams. A summary of the resources related to Nonconformist heritage can be found in the Faith … Continue reading →

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Chapel of the Month – September 2016

Posted on September 6, 2016 by cs-admin

Simon Lawton, Curator of the John Moore Museum in Tewkesbury, recently wrote to us to highlight the charms of the newly repaired Old Baptist Chapel in Tewkesbury. He says: “The building has recently undergone a period of repair, refurbishment and reinterpretation and … Continue reading →

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Chapel of the Month – August 2016

Posted on August 8, 2016 by cs-admin

We’re cheating a little this month in that this building isn’t a chapel but the connection to John Bunyan seemed like a good reason to include this unusual Grade II listed heritage asset… John Bunyan’s Chimney John Bunyan’s Chimney can be … Continue reading →

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Chapel of the Month – July 2016

Posted on July 8, 2016 by cs-admin

This month we bring you an overview of Blythburgh Primitive Methodist Chapel, Dunwich Road, Blythburgh, Suffolk by Alan Mackley. This delightful building is sadly ‘at risk’ and the Chapels Society is deeply concerned about its future. The first chapel on the … Continue reading →

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New OUP books on Whitefield and Wesley published

Posted on June 13, 2016 by cs-admin

George Whitefield: Life, Context, and Legacy Edited by Geordan Hammond and David Ceri Jones – Whitefield flier  Offers a reassessment of Whitefield’s life, and interprets him in a wide range of new contexts. Includes examination of Whitefield’s chequered relationship with the … Continue reading →

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Building the Church – new Chapels Society publication available!

Posted on June 3, 2016 by cs-admin

The Chapels Society is pleased to announce the publication of Building the Church (The Chapels Society Journal Volume 2) edited by Chris Skidmore. The volume contains essays on James Weir: a Wesleyan Architect (Alan Brooks), The Building of Wesley Memorial Church, Oxford … Continue reading →

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