In 1871, there was a split in the Southgate Reformers over a
question of total abstinence.
A group of strict temperance Methodists parted company with the
Methodists at Elland Wesley.
Divine services were held at Cocker's Warehouse, Briggate, Elland
for a time.
Dated 1875, the new Chapel opened in Temperance Street, Elland
[1876].
Founders of the new Chapel included
Edwin Iredale,
Joseph Peel,
and
Samuel Warrington.
Edwin Thornton donated a pipe organ – previously at Oliver Hall, Elland – to the Chapel.
The Chapel closed when the congregation joined with St Paul's Church in 1962.
The building is now the Cartwheel Centre.
The church gave its name to Temperance Street which used to
run alongside the building – a street sign still remains.
See
Southgate Methodist Chapel, Elland and
St Paul's & Temperance Street Churches Memorial
This & associated entries use material contributed by Ann Murray
An extension to the Sunday School was added in 1900.
Recorded in 1927 & 1967
See
Thornfield United Free Methodist Church, Greetland
The chapel closed in 1890 and the congregation moved to Inchfield Bottom Methodist Chapel, Walsden
It was originally built as a mission Chapel by the congregation of
Bethel Chapel.
The design was by Edward C. Brooke.
It was described as
The site cost £440.
The foundation stone was laid by Mrs B. Naylor on 6th June
1896, and 12 memorial stones for the new Chapel were laid at the same
time.
The Chapel opened in 1897.
A new Sunday school was built at a cost of
£12,000 and opened in August 1965.
As attendance decreased and running costs increased, the Chapel
closed in 1982, and the congregation merged with Central Methodist Church.
The building was demolished and houses were built on the site [1984]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Chris Helme
Closed in 19??.
Demolished in 19??.
The graveyard is still there.
See
Throstle Bower facilities, Wainstalls
It was designed by William Henry Cockroft as a Wesleyan Mission.
It opened in May 1887 for services which had previously been held at
a house in Foster Lane, Hebden Bridge.
It was superseded by Foster Lane Chapel in 1905.
During the fustian workers' strike in 1906, the chapel was the
strike headquarters.
A procession marched from here to the centre of Hebden Bridge to
hear Mrs Pankhurst speak.
More recently, it has been used as a workshop.
Since the 1990s, the owner has made several proposals to demolish the
Mission and build houses on the site.
Even though many local residents objected to the plans and Hebden
Royd Town Council opposed the decision, in October 2006, Calderdale
Council's planning committee voted to demolish the Mission and build
houses on the site
This & associated entries use material contributed by Rob K Brettle
The main Anglican burials switched between
but others included
Christ Church, Todmorden
and Lumbutts Methodist Church are currently [2008] the only
public
burial grounds in Todmorden which have spare places
This & associated entries use material contributed by Linda Briggs, David Cant & Peter Gulaiczuk
Christ Church continued to be the Parish Church until 1992 when
St Mary's was re-dedicated
In 1913, it was superseded by Todmorden Spiritual Church.
See
Spiritualism and
Spiritualist Hall, Todmorden
A third storey was added around 1859.
This was the scene of the Vicarage murder in 1867.
See
Triangle Wesleyan Methodist Church War Memorial,
Wesleyan Chapel, Triangle and
Wesleyan Methodist
This was the 2nd Particular Baptist Church in Halifax.
They held their early meetings
at the Assembly Rooms,
at rooms in Cheapside,
and
at the Mechanic's Institute in Horton Street.
Because there were no facilities for baptism, this was carried out at
the Public Baths.
Land for a new Chapel was bought in November 1851.
The foundation stone was laid in August 1852.
The Trinity Road Baptist Chapel opened on 18th August 1854 at
a cost of £4,000.
This incurred a debt of £2,500.
Francis Crossley was a supporter of the Chapel.
The Crossley family helped pay off the Chapel's debts.
In 1858, it was necessary to extend the Chapel, and in April 1858,
Charles Haddon Spurgeon visited Halifax to help raise funds for the
Chapel Building Fund.
In 1861, there were 271 members; in 1876, 287; in 1886, 320; in 1896,
330; in 1912, 245.
The building was demolished and an office block for the Halifax Building Society was built on the site in 1965.
See
Leonard Ernest Roberts,
Herbert Stead,
Trinity Road Baptist Church Memorial and
Trinity Road Sunday School, Halifax
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Smith
Aka Inchfield Bottom United Methodist Chapel.
Built by the United Methodists Free Church in 1861 when the
facilities at the United Methodist Free Church Sabbath School had
become too small.
Around 1890, the congregation of Thorngreese Methodist Chapel, Todmorden moved here when that chapel closed.
On 17th April 1909, a new organ was installed.
In 1914, the Minister was Rev George Walters.
See
Inchfield Bottom United Methodist School and
Trinity Methodist Church, Walsden War Memorial
Recorded in 1905 & 1914.
Opened in 18??.
Details of the organ in the Church can be found in the National Pipe Organ Register.
The Church was demolished in 1968 when the area was cleared for the
construction of the head office of the Halifax Building Society.
The whereabouts of the organ is unknown.
In September 1850, a number of local preachers – including
Thomas Carter,
J. Evers,
Thomas Garside,
Samuel Hoyle,
and
Samuel Mattock
- were expelled from the Wesleyans and met in a room at the Bull's Head, Sowerby Bridge and in private houses.
In 1851, land was acquired and the building of the new Chapel was
begun.
This was a single-storey building with a school underneath.
The original chapel opened in 1852/4.
It was demolished in 1873 for the construction of a new and larger
United Methodist Free Church, Sowerby Bridge.
See
Thomas Eastwood,
Richard Thomas and
Joseph Whiteley
Temperance Methodist Chapel, Elland Ref 5-90 
Thornfield United Free Methodist Church, Greetland Ref 5-369
Ministers at the Church have included
Thorngreese Methodist Chapel, Todmorden Ref 5-261 Thornhill Briggs Methodist New Connexion Chapel Ref 5-45
a school-chapel 36 ft by 30 ft with an external porch at the
entrance, and 2 classrooms in the rear, each 15 ft square
Subsequent Ministers at the Chapel have included
Throstle Bower Wesleyan Chapel, Wainstalls Ref 5-T39
Throstle Bower Wesleyan Graveyard, Wainstalls Ref 5-616
Tin Mission Church, Mytholm Ref 5-272 Tin Mission, Hebden Bridge Ref 5-147
Tin Tabernacle Ref 5-348
Todmorden Burial Grounds Ref 5-T191
Todmorden Methodist New Connexion Chapel Ref 5-672 Todmorden Old Church Ref 5-935 Todmorden Parish Church Ref 5-T184 Todmorden Spiritual Church Ref 5-105 Todmorden Spiritualists' Temple Ref 5-508
a corrugated iron building with sitting accommodation for 350 persons
Todmorden Unitarian Church Vicarage Ref 5-836 Todmorden Vicarage Ref 5-837 
Top o' th' Lane Chapel Ref 5-367 Top o' th' Street Chapel Ref 5-366 Top o' th' Town Chapel Ref 5-142 Triangle Mission Room Ref 5-768 Triangle Wesleyan Methodist Church Ref 5-219
Ministers at the Chapel have included
Trinity Chapel, Thornhill Briggs Ref 5-T1 Trinity Methodist New Connexion Church, Brighouse Ref 5-415 Trinity Road Baptist Church, Halifax Ref 5-T141
Pastors at the Church have included
Trinity United Methodist Free Church, Walsden Ref 5-222
Ministers at the Church have included
Trinity Wesleyan Chapel, Halifax Ref 5-427
Ministers at the Chapel have included
Trinity Wesleyan Methodist Church, Halifax Ref 5-221
Tuel Lane United Methodist Free Chapel Ref 5-5
Subsequent Ministers at the Chapel have included
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