Back Row, 4th from left, Mr L Lord. 7th from left Mrs E Spencer. Middle Row, 6th from left, Mary Leedham, 8th from left Mrs E Thomas, 11th from left (Polka Dot dress) Lilliam Milner.
This picture was presented to Hebden Bridge Local History Society by Mr D Thomas of Wyke. 4th February 1988. For details of the memorial stone see HLS01044.
The chapel was built in 1777. Seen here in use as the premises of the Hebden Bridge Times. This photo therefore predates its move to a new location in Crown Street in1979.
The following text is taken from Looking Back at Hebden Bridge by Frank…
This Grade II listed chapel is situated off Northgate, Heptonstall, and is one of the earliest Wesleyan chapels in the country. John Wesley laid the foundation stone for the unusual octagonal building which was completed in 1764, since when it has…
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