His wife was buried at Machpelah, but she was later disinterred.
An increase in buildings and population in the immediate
neighbourhood spoilt Dr Fawcett's plans
In 1837, there was a split and the United Free Methodists set
up their own chapel in Lumbutts.
The chapel at Mankinholes continued.
It accommodated around 280 worshippers [1845].
It was enlarged in 1870 and almost entirely re-built in 1911.
The new Chapel was opened on 27th January 1912 by Mrs
J. J. Tatham of Stoodley Lodge.
In 1954, the stained glass from Springside Methodist Church was
installed at Mankinholes.
The last service was held on the 1st July 1979.
The chapel was closed in 1979 after extensive dry rot and a
structural defect were found, and it was demolished soon after.
Some of the stained glass was moved to Lumbutts Methodist Chapel
The plans for the chapel were borrowed for Blackshawhead Wesleyan Methodist Chapel which was built in the following year.
A Sunday school had been built alongside the chapel in 1833.
In the 1980s, this was converted into a house.
The burial ground is still there.
See
Mankinholes Methodist Chapel War Memorials
The burial ground remains.
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #2
During the ministry of Rev Robert Hesketh in 1750, Nathaniel Priestley gave land and stone to construct The Manse
on Towngate.
This was the vicarage for Heywood's Chapel, Northowram and was
built on land at Laithe Croft, Northowram.
The cost of the new building was £208 11/8d.
In 1772, Hesketh's School was built adjoining The Manse.
Next to The Manse stands a delapidated barn building which is
said to have been used as stables by Heywood
The name might also be used by other Nonconformist groups.
See
Friends Meeting House, Halifax,
Friends Meeting House, Brighouse,
Friends Meeting House, Todmorden,
Newlands Meeting House, Brighouse,
Rodwell End Meeting House, Stansfield,
Shoebroad Farm Meeting House and
Snake Hill Meeting House, Brighouse
It was popularly known as Middle Diddle.
The last service was held in August 1972.
The Chapel closed and the congregation merged with Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Elland – See St Paul's Methodist Chapel, Elland.
The building was derelict for a time.
Proposals for use of the building included
a theatre,
offices,
and
West Vale Squash Club [2008].
It has been converted into apartments.
See
Middle Dean Street Chapel Roll of Honour and
Middle Dean Street Sunday School
Uses the building which was formerly St James's United Methodist Free Church, Luddenden
Images of some of these are collected here
The following people, and/or members of their family, were buried
and/or have memorials here:
The foundation stone for a new Chapel was laid on 2nd July 1864
by Mr D. Clay.
The new Chapel opened on 9th June 1865.
It cost £1,250.
It closed in 1968.
The Sunday school stands next door.
Both the Chapel and the school are now private dwellings.
There is a small graveyard nearby.
See
Mill Bank Wesleyan Methodist Chapel Memorial,
Mill Bank Wesleyan Methodist Graveyard and
Triangle Mission Room
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #4
They began holding meetings at the disused Rodhill End Chapel, then
Rehoboth Baptist Church, Stansfield before moving to Millwood.
It accommodated 300 worshippers [1845].
In 1877, the Church moved to the new Roomfield Baptist Church, Todmorden
Around 1688, the Independent congregation – and Rev Matthew Smith – built their own chapel on the west side of Mixenden.
This stood above the site of the modern reservoir and
plantation.
In 1717, Rev Matthew Smith built a new chapel on his own
land at Moor End, Pellon.
This measured 36 ft by 30 ft.
The new chapel became Moor End Congregational Church.
The old Mixenden Chapel was converted into 2 cottages.
A datestone recorded that the Chapel was built in 1717, rebuilt in
1810 [?] and enlarged in 1856 [?].
It was demolished in the early 1900s for the gathering grounds for
Mixenden Reservoir.
In 1717, Rev Matthew Smith built a new Church on his own
land at Moor End, Pellon.
See
Moor End Congregational Church, Pellon Graveyard
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #1
See
Moor End Congregational Church, Pellon Graveyard
Built in 1865 by the Primitive Methodists.
It ceased to be used by the Methodists in 1951.
In 1954, the Serbian Orthodox community bought the building and it
became the Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity
In 1836, a group of Baptists worshipped in a cottage at Spa
Hall.
As numbers grew, they hired rooms in a mill.
In 1842, the congregation was increased by worshippers from Mount Zion Baptist Church, Heptonstall Slack.
Meetings were first held in a cottage above Eastwood.
On 24th June 1846, the Mount Olivet Church opened above
Underbank Hall.
The cost of construction was £1,600.
The debt was cleared in 1896.
There were concerns about the location of the Church, as it was felt
that the hill site was a disadvantage.
In 1902, a committee was appointed to consider a site in the valley.
In 1909, it was superseded by the new Naze Bottom Baptist Church.
The closing services were held on 7th March 1909.
For some years after 1909, the old Church was retained for
anniversary services only
The Church was demolished in the 1940s.
The burial ground remains
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #2
It was established in 1942 as a self-governing Pentecostal church.
In August 1957, they bought and moved into the premises of the
Second Church of Christ Scientist, Aked's Road.
Aka
Wainstalls Mount Pleasant Methodist Church
and
Wainstalls Wesleyan Reformed Chapel.
Built by subscription.
Opened on 10th March 1857.
It is inscribed
It closed in 19??.
It is now a private house, known as Chapel House.
The Sunday School building stands next door.
The graveyard is still there – even
though the sign is spelt incorrectly.
See
Mount Pleasant Wesleyans Cricket Club and
Wesleyan Reformers
It is still in use even though the sign is spelt incorrectly.
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #1
See
Halifax and Us
Built by subscription in 1819.
Joseph Boothroyd was instrumental in establishing the Chapel.
This was the first place of worship in Norland.
Recorded in 1845 and 1905.
It accommodated around 300 worshippers [1845].
Around 1850, it became a Methodist Free Church – see Samuel Hoyle.
It was later known as Norland United Methodist Church.
The Chapel closed in the 1960s.
It is now a private house.
The graveyard is still
open for burials.
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #2
See
Upper Brockholes Methodist Chapel
It accommodated 600 worshippers [1845].
In 1860, the Chapel was refurbished:
the porch was added, and a new harmonium – by Alexandre of
Paris – was installed.
The foundation stone for a larger and more convenient Sunday School
was laid in 1871.
The church – gallery fronts, pews, pulpit and organ loft – were
refurbished around 1875.
Details of the organ in the Chapel can be found in the National Pipe Organ Register.
In 1905, the Burial Ground here was listed as
one of the town's cemeteries.
See
Mount Tabor Wesleyan Methodist Roll of Honour
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #1
In 1808, the new Mount Zion chapel was erected.
See
Heptonstall Slack Baptist Cemetery,
Mount Olivet Baptist Church, Charlestown,
Mount Zion Baptist Memorial, Heptonstall and
Slack Baptist Sunday School
There is an inscription on the front of the building
The church did not prosper and the Methodists sold it to John Holland and Samuel Hodgson and the Congregationalists in October
1826.
It became Bramley Lane Congregational Church in 1830.
On 22nd January 1862, the marriage of Elizabeth, daughter of
David Abercrombie, to John Holdsworth was the first
marriage at the Chapel.
The couple were presented with a Bible to commemorate the event.
In 1870, it was decided to build a larger church nearby, many wealthy
families having moved into the area.
The family of Sir Titus Salt were amongst the main contributors.
From 1850, Mount Zion Voluntary School was held here.
The new Lightcliffe Congregational Church opened on 18th October
1871.
The old church was used as a Sunday School [until 1892].
It has since been used as a small business premises.
See
John Holland,
Lightcliffe Congregational Church Young Men's Society and
Mount Zion Chapel, Lightcliffe Graveyard
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #4
The chapel and the adjoining chapel-keeper's cottage were built in
1773.
See
Luke Clayton and
Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden Graveyard
See
Halifax and Us
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #1
The Chapel was extended in 1874.
An organ by Conacher was installed in 1908.
Details can be found in the National Pipe Organ Register.
The organ was subsequently acquired by George Barnard of Upper Wat Ing, Norland,
The Chapel closed in 1971.
It is now a private residence
See
Mount Zion Primitive Methodist Band of Hope, Norland and
Mount Zion Primitive Methodist Chapel, Norland Graveyard
The Chapel is now a private house.
The Graveyard is still accessible.
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #1
Ted Hughes was born at 1 Aspinall Street opposite the
church, and the church is mentioned in his poetry.
The church closed in August 1960, because of dry rot, and the society
joined with the Wesleyan chapel in Scout Road to
become Mytholmroyd Methodist Church.
The Church was demolished in 1970, and flats now stand on the site.
See
Mount Zion Methodist Church, Mytholmroyd War Memorial
Built with the support of the Wilson family.
The foundation stone was laid on 17th May 1853.
On
24th February 1854,
the Church was almost blown down in a gale.
On
10th March 1867,
the vestry and orchestra were destroyed by fire.
Enlarged in 1889.
It was refurbished in 1898.
The Sunday school was built in 1892.
This operated as a day school and Sunday school.
This was superseded by Cornholme School in 1899.
The church closed in 1968.
Services continued in the school building until this became unsafe
and closed in 1985.
The Church was demolished in 1982.
The building is derelict with only the remains of the walls standing.
The graveyard is still
there.
See
Mount Zion Methodist Church, Cornholme War Memorial,
Mount Zion Methodist Church, Cornholme Graveyard and
Jared Priestley
The following people, and/or members of their family, were buried
and/or have memorials here:
In 1817, the chapel was inactive on account of disputes between the
pastors and the congregation.
In 1826, a house for the minister was built near the Station House Hotel.
In March 1838, it was registered for the solemnisation of marriages.
In 1839, when the Manchester & Leeds Railway was constructed, the
Church was bought for use as the Station House.
Eastwood Railway station was built on the site.
A new chapel – Eastwood Congregational Church – opened in the
summer of 1840.
See
Captain William Eden and
Edmund Lord
Mytholmroyd Methodist Church was established in 1960 when
Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Mytholmroyd merged with Scout Road Methodists.
See
Mytholmroyd Historical Society,
Mytholmroyd Methodist Sunday School,
Mytholmroyd Wesleyan Methodist Church Graveyard,
Mytholmroyd Wesleyan Methodist Sunday School War Memorial and
Mytholmroyd Wesleyan Methodist War Memorial
In 1888, they built the Mount Zion Chapel.
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #1
Ministers at the Church have included
Subsequent Ministers at the Chapel have included
Ministers at the Chapel have included
Believer's baptism
Pastors at the Church have included
Pastors at the Church have included
Ministers at the Church have included
Mount Pleasant Wesleyan Reformed Chapel, built by subscription 1857
MOUNT ZION 1823
Ministers at the Chapel have included
Ministers at the Church have included
Subsequent Ministers at the Chapel have included
Ministers at the Chapel have included
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