Audlem Primitive Methodist Chapel Cheshire

Two chapels have stood on this site. The first opened in 1848 and the second larger chapel was erected in1871

Audlem: Return from the Primitive Methodist chapel in the 1851 Census of Places of Public Religious Worship
transcribed by David Tonks
Supplied by Judith Rogers from postcards collected by Rev. Alexander McDonald - August 2021

The 1871 P M Chapel in Cheshire Street was open for worship until the mid 1930s when by local agreement the two Methodist societies of Audlem, Primitive & Wesleyan, joined together. They worshipped in the Wesleyan chapel in Shropshire Street. In 2013 the P M Chapel is used by the local Scout group and the community of Audlem. Interestingly on the side of the brick building by  the pavement is a plaque with the date of 1846. What did it commemorate?

Photos taken June 2013

OS map ref: 118:SJ659437

Additional information (CH 11/2020)

The Return from the Primitive Methodist society at Audlem in the 1851 Census of Places of Public Religious Worship dates the previous chapel as 1846. Unusually, no attendance figures are given.

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  • I’ve added Return from the Primitive Methodist chapel to the 1851 Census of Places of Public Religious Worship. It shows the chapel as having been built in 1846 – the same date as the plaque.

    By Christopher Hill (13/11/2020)

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