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A new Chapel and Sunday School were built here in the 1820s but in 1906, a new Sunday school was built, as seen here. Today (2015) this is the Central Methodist Church in Todmorden.

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The Chapel and Sunday School opened in 1827 but a decade later the congregation separated and a break away group established the Bridge Street Chapel. In 1906 the York Street Sunday School was replaced with what is now the Central Methodist Church.…

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Alan Bramwell, a Pennine Horizons Digital Archive volunteer, photographed the poster and then spent many hours digitally restoring the image thus created. The finished image was framed and mounted at Wainsgate Chapel.

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The chapel was bought by Eddie Beasley for development into 2 houses. During his restoration work Eddie came across this memorial to the fallen soldiers from the chapel.

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St Peter's Church of England Primary School with St Peter's Church behind. The school building is now (2014) being redeveloped as houses, and the school has been re-located to Walsden Junior School site on nearby Rochdale Road.

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The building featured here was demolished and a bank built on the site. Later that was demolished and another bank built, which in its turn was demolished.

St Mary's Church can be seen on the left, and the coal merchant's was run by author Billy…

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The Chapel opened in 1859 and was altered in 1871 and then closed in 1953.

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St Peters Church was constructed in 1845 when Walsden became a Parish in its own right and no longer part of Todmorden Parish. The church was consecrated in 1848.

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A west bound goods train approaching Walsden Station. The station opened in 1845 and closed in 1961.
A new station with ‘bus stop’ style shelters was opened in 1990 but slightly to the east of the footbridge seen here to the right.

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St Peters Church was constructed in 1845 when Walsden became a Parish in its own right and no longer part of Todmorden Parish. The church was consecrated in 1848.

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Townscape of the small town dominated by its mills. Date unknown.

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Although no longer used regularly for worship, which eased in 2001, the chapel has an active Friends group and the former Sunday School is used as artist's studios. Registered with the Historic Chapel Trust it regularly hosts concerts and other…

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The Baptist cause was particularly strong in the Hebden Bridge area where several chapels were built from the mid 18th century onwards. None is earlier than Wainsgate, founded in 1759 by the famous Baptist preacher and author Dr John Fawcett. The…

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The new bus station can be seen in the centre with the tower of the town Hall behind, and the retained frontage of the old chapel on the right.
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