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This message was updated on 2/17/2007 4:14:09 PM by paulr

 Langley Mill Central Methodist Chapel
replied on: 2/16/2007 10:45:06 PM
The Central Methodist Chapel was, in its infancy, The Langley Mill Primitive Methodist Church, My Great Grandfather Joseph Towle, was one of the founder members in 1886, it was later known as the Central Methodist, when and why?

The "Prims" split and moved into their own chapel on the corner of Argyle Street.

The Methodist Free Church built 10 years earlier in 1876 was on the corner of Pottery Lane and Station Road with G.R.Turners at the back, we always referred to it as The Wesleyan Methodist.

The Langley Mill Primitive Methodist Church came into existence through a prominent Langley Mill businessman Enos Knowles.
Bro. Knowles was a real old ranter type of Christian, he and the "workers together" managed to get a room somewhere off Cromford Road and the corner of Bridge Street at the rear of Allen Brothers (Butchers premises,15 Cromford Road) where the "Ranters" continued to worship.

Bro.Joseph Towle was appointed Superintendent and a decision was reached to purchase land for building a suitable place for the requirements. This was about 1882,Building commenced in 1886,and the following extracts from the earliest record says:-
(1)Providing we cannot secure a better site,we try to purchase land on Cromford Road at as cheap a rate as possible.
(2)Five hundred yards be sufficient and £20 deposit was paid.The following persons become trustees: Messrs.E.Knowles,J.Towle,Wm.Copesteak,Ed.Cooper,John Todd,....Walker, Mark Watson,Hy.McKenna,B.Goddard,John Watson,Thos.Ball and R.Pepper.
A note in the minutes of February 21st 1882 says "We think £650 is as much as is possible for us to undertake".

August 28th 1886, the foundation stones were laid and building commenced until Good Friday 1887, when the chapel was opened by Dr. Antcliffe of Nottingham. The stones which can still be seen on both sides of the main entrance to the Church, facing Cromford Road, were laid by Mrs.Copesteak, Mrs.Banks, Mrs.Pepper,T.Bailey,Esq.,Nottingham, Enos.Knowles,Langley Mill, and the Rev.Durance,Kimberley. The new building completed and all going well,every meeting and effort could be held on "our own premises"

The Sunday School continued to progress but in 1893,due to continued ill health, Joseph Towle retired as Superintendent to be succeeded by Bro. Hy McKenna,Harry McKenna as he was known,he held this position until 1899, when the testing time for the church came,Bro. McKenna left and Bro. Walter Grainger took over. later it was to become vacant again and this time Bros.Enos Knowles took office with Bro. Geo Lesson as assistant.

Extracts are from the Official Souvenir Record of Progress. Jubilee Issue.

PAULR
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