Usworth Colliery Primitive Methodist Chapel, Washington
Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists shared a preaching place in 1851
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Usworth Colliery Jubilee Handbook
transcribed by David Tonks 2020
CC-BY Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland
Provided by Bill Richardson.
Provided by Bill Richardson.
Provided by Bill Richardson.
Provided by Bill Richardson.
Additional information 2023
Thanks to Bill Richardson for the booklet celebrating the jubilee of the chapel in 1935, 50 years after its opening in 1885. It contains much detail and pictures of the people of the society. These include:
- Rev G King
- Rev James Palmer
- Rev EW Challenger
- Rev GH Hall
- Rev JJ Alderson
- Rev JB Bayliffe
- Rev JW Morrow
- Alderman WN Smith
- Tom Richardson M.P.
- the Trustees
- The Women’s Own
- The Choir
- Mr JA Stafford, Trust Secretary
- Mr W Foster, Society Steward and Treasurer
and some wonderful advertisements.
Amongst the people in the booklet are two of Bill’s relatives.
- Tom Richardson, after his time in the pit, was a Labour MP pp16-17. See: http://www.wpr-tree.org/01/children/04-01_02/01/index.htm
- Annie Middleton was a widow who had a cake shop. See: http://www.wpr-tree.org/01/children/04-01_02/05/index.htm
Downloads
Booklet celebrating the Jubilee of Usworth Primitive Methodist chapel which tells its story and introduces some of its people
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Thanks to Bill Richardson for providing a scan of the Handbook celebrating the Jubilee of the chapel in 1935. I’ve added it as a download, together with a selection of the pictures
There’s a note about the opening of Usworth Colliery Primitive Methodist chapel in the Primitive Methodist magazine of 1886 (page 124). More than half the cost had been raised
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