A nautical themed "Fete and Bazaar" in March 1929. The Wesleyan Methodist Church was most recently known as Mytholmroyd Methodist Church. It is now (2019) "The Chapel" a development of office spaces for hire.
Fundraising in Weaver's Square, Heptonstall - EIL00162
Description
Ladies of Heptonstall Methodist Chapel at a village fete in Weavers Square, at a stall with a nautical theme. L to R: Vera Ingham, Marian Greenwood, Eileen Longbottom, Margaret Harwood, Dorothy Smith, Emma Longbottom.
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Text from: Calderdale Architecture and History.]]>2017-10-12T21:26:20+00:00
Title
The Octagonal Methodist Church, Heptonstall - EIL00138
Description
The chapel was built in 1764 by a Methodist Society which had grown steadily since John Wesley’s first visit in 1747. At first it was a perfect octagon, but in 1802 the sides were extended and the gallery reconstructed to increase the capacity. The shape was quite common in Methodist Chapels and followed the recommendation of Wesley who regarded them as preaching-houses rather than churches. The complicated roof structure was made by the carpenter for the Rotherham Octagon (1761) and brought to the site in sections on carts and packhorses, accompanied in the latter stages by hundreds of hymn-singing worshippers.
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee procession in Heptonstall, 1897 - EIL00109
Description
The procession is going up Smith Well Lane. The banner indicates the Wesleyan Sunday School at Heptonstall. Notice the Union Jack flags from several houses and the decorated arch at the top of Towngate in the distance. Postcard.
The foundation stone of this Chapel was laid by John Wesley, and erected in 1764. The shape is octagonal. In the building of this chapel there appears to have been almost an element of romance; women as well as men, coming even from a distance and bringing their daily food with them, assisted in the erection; and when the roof was brought from Rotherham great numbers assembled to hail the arrival. (From a guide to Hardcastle Crags 1900)
The foundation stone of this Chapel was laid by John Wesley, and erected in 1764. The shape is octagonal. In the building of this chapel there appears to have been almost an element of romance; women as well as men, coming even from a distance and bringing their daily food with them, assisted in the erection; and when the roof was brought from Rotherham great numbers assembled to hail the arrival. (From a guide to Hardcastle Crags 1900)
The foundation stone of this Chapel was laid by John Wesley, and erected in 1764. The shape is octagonal. In the building of this chapel there appears to have been almost an element of romance; women as well as men, coming even from a distance and bringing their daily food with them, assisted in the erection; and when the roof was brought from Rotherham great numbers assembled to hail the arrival. (From a guide to Hardcastle Crags 1900)
The foundation stone of this Chapel was laid by John Wesley, and erected in 1764. The shape is octagonal. In the building of this chapel there appears to have been almost an element of romance; women as well as men, coming even from a distance and bringing their daily food with them, assisted in the erection; and when the roof was brought from Rotherham great numbers assembled to hail the arrival. (From a guide to Hardcastle Crags 1900)
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Text from: Calderdale Architecture and History.]]>2019-07-11T15:54:39+00:00
Title
The Octagonal Methodist Church, Heptonstall - ALC04550
Description
The chapel was built in 1764 by a Methodist Society which had grown steadily since John Wesley’s first visit in 1747. At first it was a perfect octagon, but in 1802 the sides were extended and the gallery reconstructed to increase the capacity. The shape was quite common in Methodist Chapels and followed the recommendation of Wesley who regarded them as preaching-houses rather than churches. The complicated roof structure was made by the carpenter for the Rotherham Octagon (1761) and brought to the site in sections on carts and packhorses, accompanied in the latter stages by hundreds of hymn-singing worshippers.
Text from: Calderdale Architecture and History.
Creator
Thomas Gibson, Photographer, Hebden Bridge
Source
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Date
No date yet
Rights
PHDA - Alice Longstaff Collection
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Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Identifier
ALC04550.tif
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Pictured at the back of the Chapel with the Sunday School on the right, Mrs Fay Fielden, then Fay Smith is the little girl seated at the front.
Graham Smith says: The lady kneeling down in the middle with the 3 children is Dorothy Smith 1907 - 2003 who lived in Heptonstall all her life and was committed to the Chapel and Sunday School. She is now buried in the chapel yard. Dorothy's husband James Sutcliffe Smith was my grandad's younger brother.
In early life I think she lived on Church Street and later somewhere on Southfield/Longfield in the 40s. Then they moved to Airie, 1 West Laithe for many years until having to move to the local care home.]]>2021-10-11T21:50:35+00:00
Title
185th Anniversary of Heptonstall Octagonal Chapel in 1949. - ALC01413
Description
The Octagonal Chapel at Heptonstall was built in 1764. The design and construction were overseen by John Wesley.
Pictured at the back of the Chapel with the Sunday School on the right, Mrs Fay Fielden, then Fay Smith is the little girl seated at the front.
Graham Smith says: The lady kneeling down in the middle with the 3 children is Dorothy Smith 1907 - 2003 who lived in Heptonstall all her life and was committed to the Chapel and Sunday School. She is now buried in the chapel yard. Dorothy's husband James Sutcliffe Smith was my grandad's younger brother.
In early life I think she lived on Church Street and later somewhere on Southfield/Longfield in the 40s. Then they moved to Airie, 1 West Laithe for many years until having to move to the local care home.