See
Vicars,
Chapel of ease,
Chapelry,
Diocese of Wakefield,
Poor Law and
Rector
See
Chapel of ease,
Chapelry and
Church rate
It was built on land bought from Mrs Camm on 25th February 1867 for
£600.
It was a chapel of ease or daughter church for
Brighouse Parish Church, and was needed to serve the
growing population of Brighouse.
The foundation stone was laid by Rev Charles Musgrave [25th July
1868].
It was built at a cost of about £3,500 – which was raised by
public subscription.
Its construction led to the unusual situation of having 2 consecrated
churches within the boundary of the same parish.
It opened on 25th February 1870.
It accommodated 450 worshippers.
In April 1870, the organ by Jardine was installed.
Details can be found in the National Pipe Organ Register.
In July 1871, 2 stained glass windows by Edward Burne-Jones
of William Morris's company were installed.
Later windows included work by
Ford Madox Brown
and
Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
On
22nd December 1894,
the roof was damaged by a storm.
In July 1900, William Camm placed a window in the church in memory
of his mother.
A window in the north wall commemorated the curate, Rev Alban Bodley Mace.
The chancel screen – designed by G. H. Woodhouse of
Manchester – and a shrine to World War I were carved by Harry Percy Jackson.
In 1970, 100 years after its construction, the church was declared
redundant.
The last public service was Evensong held on 27th December 1970.
In 197?, the church was demolished and the site is now residential
accommodation, St James's Court.
The stained glass windows are now in the Cliffe Castle Museum
at Keighley.
See
Mrs Kaye Aspinall,
F. E. Hannah,
St James Amateur Operatic Society and
St James's School, Brighouse
In November 2009, the church inexplicably became the
See
Feast of St John the Baptist,
Halifax Church Choir,
Halifax Parish Church War Memorial,
Halifax Vicarage,
Archbishop Richard Neil,
Burials inside Halifax Parish Church,
St John the Baptist,
Burials in Halifax Parish Churchyard,
Verger's House, Halifax and
Well Head House Organ
See
Mrs Kaye Aspinall,
Beckwith's,
Brighouse Church Institute,
Brighouse Church Literary Club,
Brighouse Parish Church War Memorials,
Brighouse Parish Church Memorials,
Feast of St Martin,
Parish Church Cricket Team,
Brighouse Parish Church MIs,
Rydings Hall,
Parish Church of St Martin, Brighouse Graveyard and
Sugden Church House
See
John Aked,
Elland Church & King Society,
Elland Castle,
Parish of Elland,
Elland Parsonage,
Elland Sunday School,
Tomazia Holroyd,
Huddersfield Road, Elland,
James W. Mitchell,
Northend Nicholl,
Pancake Bell,
St Mary the Virgin, Elland Memorials and
St Mary the Virgin, Elland Graveyard
Built in 1873 at a cost of £7,000 in memory of their parents by
the 4 daughters of William Henry Rawson [who had died in
1865] and Mary Priestley [who died in 1870].
The church was demolished in the 1970s.
Houses have been built on the site.
The records for the Church are held at the West Yorkshire Archive Service office in Wakefield (Collection WDP89): Baptisms [1873-1977], Marriages [1875-1976] and Burials [1873-1985].
See
St Mary the Virgin, Luddendenfoot War Memorial and
St Mary the Virgin, Luddendenfoot Graveyard
See
Copley Vicarage,
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions,
William Heaton,
William Brown Holgate,
St Stephen's Church Copley Graveyard,
St Stephen's Sunday School, Copley and
James Thomas
This is the original Heptonstall Parish Church and was built
between 1172 – when Thomas à Becket was canonised – and
1260.
It was rebuilt and extended in the 14th and 15th centuries, and
remained in use until it was abandoned after storm damage in
1847.
The building is on the English Heritage Buildings at Risk Register
See
Baptisms at the Chapels of Heptonstall & Cross Stone,
Burials at the Chapels of Heptonstall & Cross Stone,
John Greenwood's Charity,
Graveyard of St Thomas à Becket, Heptonstall,
History of the Family of Stansfeld of Stansfield,
Luke Hoyle,
Marriages at the Chapels of Heptonstall & Cross Stone,
No One,
Old Mad Sal,
Bequests to Heptonstall Church,
St Thomas à Becket Mission Room and
John Sutcliffe
As a result of storm damage in 1847, the old Parish Church of St Thomas à Becket at Heptonstall was abandoned.
The new parish church by James Mallinson and Thomas Healey – dedicated to St Thomas the Apostle – was built
nearby and in the same churchyard in 1850-1854.
See
St Thomas the Apostle, Heptonstall Graveyard and
St Thomas the Apostle, Heptonstall War Memorial
Nonconformist chapel designed by Roger Ives for Sir Francis Crossley.
Jonas Dearnley Taylor was secretary of the committee which was set
up to establish the church.
Nathan Whitley was one of the subscribers to the church.
The foundation stone was laid by Sir Francis Crossley on 19th April
1867.
The church was built at a cost of £11,200 for members who had
left Harrison Road Congregational Church, Sion Congregational Church and Square Congregational Church.
On 24th February 1869, the Church was opened by the Rev Newman
Hall.
It accommodated 932 worshippers.
It was built with stone from quarries at Northowram.
The spire is 115 ft high.
Details of the organ in the Church can be found in the National Pipe Organ Register.
The Church later became the centrepoint of Crossley's new West Hill Park housing scheme.
A Sunday school was built nearby in 1875.
In 1903, stained-glass memorial windows were erected for
Nathan Whitley
and
Jonas Dearnley Taylor.
The church was cleared of debt in February 1907.
The church closed in 1980, and the Sunday School was used for
services.
The caretaker's house stands between the church and the school.
In 1954, the caretaker of the church, Albert George Hall, was
hanged for the murder of a local child, Mary Hackett.
In 19??, it became Park United Reformed Church.
The church has been refurbished and is now the Bembridge Park Centre.
See
James Hirst,
Park Congregational Church Memorial,
Park Congregational Sunday Schools,
Park House, Halifax and
Jesse Robinson
A Wesleyan chapel and Sunday School was built in 1795.
See
Jonas Clayton,
Finkil Chapel, Hove Edge and
Thomas Whiteley
This seems to have been an alternative name for the property known as
Trinity House and Trinity Royd
The Chapel was founded in 1816 by the New Connexion Methodists.
It closed for a time and reopened in 1841.
It accommodated around 600 worshippers [1845].
A new chapel opened on 25th May 1879.
On 31st October 1908, a new 3-manual organ, built
by J. J. Binns of Bramley, was inaugurated by Mr Gatty
Sellars.
Closed 1971.
The Chapel was demolished [1975].
See
Christ Church, Todmorden War Memorial,
Patmos Roll of Honour,
Patmos Congregational Church War Memorial,
Patmos War Memorial and
Patmos Memorial Garden
The Chapel was demolished [1975].
The site of the Chapel and the graveyard were landscaped and made
into a memorial garden
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #2
It is now a private house
On January 17th 1901, 77 members moved from Pellon Lane Baptist Church to form the Pellon Church.
A new church building – next to the church – was planned in 1910.
The first sod was cut on 20th April 1912.
The stone laying ceremony took place on 8th June 1912.
The Church was opened on 12th April 1913 by Lady Horsfall
The former church then became the Sunday School again.
See
Charlton Court, Pellon,
James Clay,
Grace Baptist Church, Pellon,
Pellon Baptist Church War Memorial,
Pellon Baptist School and
Pellon Library
Recorded around 1910, when
George William Jones was a member
The church was built on land obtained by Rev Joshua Wood for the
Society of Haley Hill Particular Baptists.
It opened in 1763.
The old church was demolished and a new Church was built was built on
the site of an earlier chapel known as Top o't Town Chapel.
The new Pellon Lane Baptist Church opened on 10th September
1834.
In 1850, a schoolroom was built and the church remodelled.
On 6th February 1879, there was serious fire which destroyed the
gallery, the organ and the roof.
The church was reopened in August 1880.
In 1837, Sion Congregational Church, Halifax transferred their
little cause at Pellon to the Pellon Lane Baptists.
In 1851, 40 members left to establish Trinity Road Baptist Church, Halifax
A new organ was installed in December 1853.
In 1897, the members complained that the lines for the new tramway
system left insufficient room for carriages at the chapel.
In 1901, 77 members were transferred from the Church to form Pellon Baptist Church.
The church closed around 1950
See
Cornelius Ashworth,
Philip Ashworth,
Joshua Ernest Hoyle,
Richard Hoyle,
William Illingworth,
Pellon Lane Particular Baptist Memorial and
Pellon Lane Particular Baptist Graveyard
The following people, and/or members of their family, were buried
and/or have memorials here:
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #4
In 1977, it merged with Fairfield Church to become
Highgate Wesleyan Church
On 3rd June 1861, the corner stone for a new church of a new Wesleyan
place of worship at New Pellon was laid by Francis Roper.
The building was to accommodate 170 persons with a school room for
150 scholars.
The site faces directly on to Long Lover Reservoir
The estimated cost of the land and construction was £700.
Opened in 18??.
On 8th July 1893, the foundation stone for Pellon Wesleyan School
was laid by Mr G. A. Blackburn.
Details of the organ in the Chapel can be found in the National Pipe Organ Register.
See
Pellon Wesleyan Football Club
Meetings were held in a rented cottage, but as the congregation grew,
as many as 70 people attended evening services.
Alexander Stradling founded a Sunday School [1861/1862] for
public worship.
The trust deed provides that the building shall be
The building measures 45 ft by 25 ft.
On 21st November 1935, the stone roof collapsed without warning and
seriously damaged the pulpit, the organ and the pews.
Only the gable ends of the building were left standing, one of these
having a cross at the top
No one was hurt.
The cross, piano and memorial tablets were undamaged.
The church was rebuilt in 1936.
10 Art Deco windows were installed at a cost of
£50 11/11d.
At 1005 feet above sea level, the Chapel is said to have the highest
Unitarian pulpit in England.
Regular services are held at the Chapel
There is no burial ground at the Chapel.
Members of the Chapel have been buried at Bethel Methodist Chapel, Shelf
See
Pleasant Sunday Afternoon and
Pleasant Thursday Evening
Abbr: P. S. A.
Methodist movement which began in Brighouse in 1893.
See
Elland Pleasant Sunday Afternoon Society,
Pleasant Monday Evening,
Pleasant Thursday Evening and
Square Church Pleasant Sunday Afternoon Society
Venues began at
Waring Green [1898]
and
West End Congregational Sunday School, Sowerby Bridge [around 1900].
See
Pleasant Monday Evening and
Pleasant Sunday Afternoon
It became Bramley Lane Congregational Church [1830]
In 1826, they moved to Sowerby Bridge, and in 1839 they held their
services in the first Sowerby Bridge Primitive Methodist Chapel.
A new Chapel opened at Norland on 10th April 1864.
In September 1896, the Chapel was refurbished and new pews installed.
Around 1820, services and a Sunday School were held in a hired room
in New Street, Elland.
In August 1822, the foundation stone for a new chapel was laid.
It opened on 9th July 1823.
It accommodated around 350 worshippers.
In 18??, the congregation increased and there was a need for a larger
church.
An extension was built next door with the main entrance around the
corner in Brook Street.
The original church was used as a Sunday School.
When the congregation shrank again, the new church was no longer used
and services were again held in the original building.
In 197?, it became Providence United Reformed Church.
In 19??, the church closed.
The building is now used as a Chapel of Rest
There is a small forecourt with early 19th century tombstones.
The extension was unused for a time until it became Bertie's
Banqueting Hall.
See
Joseph Butterworth,
Providence Congregational Memorial, Elland and
Providence Congregational Graveyard, Elland
See
Rowland Norcliffe,
Providence Congregational Church, Stainland War Memorial,
Providence Congregational Church, Stainland Graveyard,
Southgate Methodist Chapel, Elland War Memorials and
Benjamin Taylor
Fall Spring Graveyard, Stainland is said to be an extension of the
graveyard.
The following people, and/or members of their family, were buried
and/or have memorials here:
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CDs entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #1 and
Monumental Inscriptions in the Ripponden Area
The following people, and/or members of their family, were buried
and/or have memorials here:
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #4
The Sunday school at Ovenden URC Church was built around 1900.
See
Providence Congregational Memorial, Ovenden and
Providence Independent Chapel, Ovenden Graveyard
The second (and present) building was opened in 1883, the extra land
being bought from James Smith.
An organ by Kirkland was opened in 1913.
Details can be found in the National Pipe Organ Register.
The Chapel closed in October 1994.
It has been converted into flats.
See
Providence Methodist Church, Midgley Graveyard and
Providence Methodist Church, Midgley Memorial
Details of the organ in the Chapel can be found in the National Pipe Organ Register
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #1
A local group was started at Pinfold Green on 9th May 1875, by
members of the temperance movement who had left Cross Stone Wesleyan Chapel, Sowerby.
Memorial stones were laid on 2nd October 1875.
The Chapel opened in 1876.
The Chapel was built at a cost of £1,500.
The debt was cleared by 1892.
A new organ was installed [1895].
In April 1897, the Chapel had
the Providence Sick & Funeral Society [with 53 members],
a Band of Hope [with 250 members],
and
a Sunday School [with 300 books].
The last service was held on 26th August 1961.
The building was demolished in 1964.
Houses now stand on the site
Recorded in 1919, when
Harry Selwyn Mallinson and Florence Hellowell married
here
Built in 1822 as Providence Congregational Church, Elland.
See
Providence Congregational Church, Elland War Memorial
On 27th July 1901, the memorial stones were laid
Recorded in 1905
Subsequent Ministers at the Chapel have included
Minster Church of St John the Baptist
Incumbents and Curates at the Church have included
Ministers at the Church have included
Ministers at the Church have included
Pastors at the Church have included
Pastors at the Church have included
Subsequent Pastors at the Church have included
Ministers at the Church have included
used for the assembling of a congregation for the worship of Almighty
God, and for schools and classes for religious and general
improvement and instruction, and for lectures and other means of
social improvement
Ministers at the Chapel have included
Ministers at the Chapel have included
Ministers at the Church have included
Ministers at the Chapel have included
Ministers at the Church have included
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