Set in an elevated position, its spire pointing 196 feet to the sky, the Unitarian Church at Todmorden symbolises man’s earnest attempts to glorify God, while at the same time demonstrating a desire to perpetuate man’s achievements. Designed by John…
The plaque reads:
TO THE MEMORY OF
SAMUEL, JOHN AND
JOSHUA FIELDEN
Constant Benefactors of
THE UNITARIAN
CHURCH AND SCHOOL
This Stone was laid by
S. ALFRED STEINTHAL
June 17th 1899
Situated just off Longfield Road, Todmorden this Grade II listed building was built in 1823 and was Todmorden’s first Unitarian Church.
The current - much larger - church was built in 1869 and this became the Sunday School. It is now apartments.
The retirement party for Rev Stanley Kirby, 29th October, 2005.
Front row, R to L: James Alison, Howard Pask, Tony Buglass, John Gott, Stanley Kirby. Rev Kath Lawson, (Vale Baptist Church Todmorden). Rev Ernie Walley (Yorkshire Baptist Association…
The Mayor of Hebden Royd, Cllr Betty Ward, officially unveiled the plaque to Rev Fawcett on the day of the retirement party for Rev Stanley Kirby, 29th October, 2005.
This building stands next the Heptonstall Church graveyard. Since secular properties are not allowed direct access onto consecrated ground, the blocked up doorways leading into the churchyard show that in its earlier days it was an ecclesiastical…