https://www.penninehorizons.org/files/original/18ca6858132949ba6829b0a88b45a7bd.jpg 7dec09bdf9e47a0082079bcafa12ffeb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hebden Bridge Local History Society Description An account of the resource The Hebden Bridge Local History Society was formed in 1949 and is a section of the Hebden Bridge Literary & Scientific Society which celebrated its hundredth anniversary in 2005. The Society organises a winter programme from September to March on Wednesdays at the Methodist Church in Hebden Bridge at 7:30 pm. The Society's archive and library is housed at The Birchcliffe Centre, Hebden Bridge. The collection is available for members to use on the second Wednesday and fourth Saturday of each month. Donations to the archive are welcomed. Contributions of photos and documents, even from the recent past. A catalogue of the Society's is available on their website.. One of the many projects the Society is currently working on is the Gibson and Sutcliffe papers. The materials had been lying in a room at Croft House in Hebden Bridge, undisturbed for over 50 years. One collection belonged to Abraham Gibson of Greenwood Lee and the other to Sutcliffe & Sutcliffe, architects. Members of the Society are also transcribing gravestones in Heptonstall churchyard, providing easy access to local information for genealogists. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ebenezer Chapel, Market Street, Hebden Bridge - HLS01042 Subject The topic of the resource Church, Churches & Chapels, Churches_&_Chapels, Hebden Bridge, Hebden Bridge Times, Minster, Places Description An account of the resource 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 Horsfall & Terry Wyke The first church established by the Particular Baptists in Hebden Bridge was Ebenezer Chapel which was opened in 1777 due to the efforts of Rev. John Fawcett. Fawcett, who had previously been minister of the Wainsgate Chapel, was a leading figure in the Baptists movement and despite offers of more eminent posts he remained at Ebenezer until his death in 1817. His work at Brearley Hall and later at Ewood Hall to train men for the Baptist ministry led to the establishment of the Northern Baptist Education Society. John Foster, the essayist, was one of his best-remembered pupils. After his death the congregation at Ebenezer continued to grow and it was decided to erect a new chapel. Hope Chapel was opened in 1858 and the photograph shows Hope at around that time. However, the old chapel was not immediately closed down, it continued to be used as a Sunday School, and later as Hebden Hall it was a popular venue for public meetings. In the late 1880s it was occupied by the publishers, Kershaw and Ashworth, and for many years the Hebden Bridge Times was printed from these premises. In more recent times, this part of Market Street has been widened and the chapel graveyard has been tidied up, although sufficient stones remain to remind visitors to the antique shops, which now occupy the chapel, of the ancestry of one of Hebden Bridge’s historically important buildings. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource PHDA - Hebden Bridge Local History Society Relation A related resource Pennine Horizons Digital Archive Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource TIFF file 8-bit Language A language of the resource English (U.K.) Type The nature or genre of the resource Documentary photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context HLS01042.tif Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource No date yet Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource PH40 - Hebden Bridge Local History Society Church Churches and Chapels Ebenezer Baptist Chapel Hebden Bridge Hebden Bridge Times Market Street Sun Dial