St. Martin's Moor Primitive Methodist Chapel
The present chapel was built in 1870
Elaine and Richard Pearce 2012
Elaine and Richard Pearce 2012
Elaine and Richard Pearce 2012
Elaine and Richard Pearce 2012
A previous chapel was probably built here in 1829.
In 2012 the chapel is still open for worship and is known as Moors Methodist Church.
Photos taken June 2012
OS Map Ref:126:SJ315357
You can read more about the chapel on Shropshire’s Non-Conformist Chapels website here.
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OSWESTRY ADVERTISER, 6 JUly 1870, page 4.
“ST. MARTIN’S MOORS PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHAPEL.
The commodious new chapel recently erected here by Messrs Onslow and Griffiths, contractors, in accordence with drawings and specifications prepared by Mr E. B. Smith, was opened for divine service on Tuesday, June 28th, when the Rev. P. Pugh, of London, connexion editor and ex-president of the conference, preached two excellent sermons to numerous and attentive audiences. On the following Sunday the opening services were resumed, when R. Mayer, Exq., of Newcastle, preached two powerful sermons, morning and evening; and in the afternoon a sermon was preached by the Rev. C. Temperton … The following sums have been realised towards the new builing:- Corner-stone laying, £52; tea meeting, £7 4s. 10½d.; opening collections, £20 3s. 2½d.; donations collected by books, £52 0s. 9d.; balance of the old chapel, £59 1s. 10½d.; total, £190 10s. 8d., which is narly two-thirds of the entire cost.”
There’s an account by Charles Temperton of the opening of the chapel in the pictures in the Primitive Methodist magazine (1870/569).
The chapel, which seated 250 people, was opened on July 3rd 1870 when the opening preachers included Rev P Pugh, Robert Mayer Esq. and Rev C Temperton. The foundation stone had been laid less than four months earlier, on March 21st.
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