Congregational Churchyard
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Congregational Churchyard

Affetside, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England

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    Affetside, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester BL8 3QW England
    Coordinates: 53.61752, -2.37058
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The first record of the Conveyance of land for the Chapel was dated 7th October 1835, when Messrs Ashworth and Sons, members of the Society of Friends, gave the plot of land to Trustees for use as a School/Meeting Room. It is recorded that miners and stonemasons of the village quarried the stone locally and they and local carpenters, plasterers and painters gave their services free. The simple Meeting Room was opened in 1840, being a single large room with a small vestry to the rear.

The Trustees were Joshua Knowles of Tottington, John Heap of Tottington, Robert Hampson,

Richard Walker and Richard Butcher all of Bury.The early report noted the week-night attendance

was 100 and 50 on Sundays.

"The poverty of the people - not being furnished with suitable clothing - is given as the reason for this remarkable disproportion Mr. Thomas Hampton preached the Gospel and in other ways looked after the spiritual interests of the people in this barren wilderness."

Eventually failing in health, Mr. Hampton retired to be succeeded by Mr. John Wilson of Castleton in 1876.

The first burial was that of Wright Turner, aged 15 years, on December 11th 1847.





The first record of the Conveyance of land for the Chapel was dated 7th October 1835, when Messrs Ashworth and Sons, members of the Society of Friends, gave the plot of land to Trustees for use as a School/Meeting Room. It is recorded that miners and stonemasons of the village quarried the stone locally and they and local carpenters, plasterers and painters gave their services free. The simple Meeting Room was opened in 1840, being a single large room with a small vestry to the rear.

The Trustees were Joshua Knowles of Tottington, John Heap of Tottington, Robert Hampson,

Richard Walker and Richard Butcher all of Bury.The early report noted the week-night attendance

was 100 and 50 on Sundays.

"The poverty of the people - not being furnished with suitable clothing - is given as the reason for this remarkable disproportion Mr. Thomas Hampton preached the Gospel and in other ways looked after the spiritual interests of the people in this barren wilderness."

Eventually failing in health, Mr. Hampton retired to be succeeded by Mr. John Wilson of Castleton in 1876.

The first burial was that of Wright Turner, aged 15 years, on December 11th 1847.





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