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Lancashire / Re: "RIDGWAY GATES WESLEYAN, BOLTON in 1803, bapt. place of my gt-gt-gt-grandpa
« on: Thursday 10 October 13 11:50 BST (UK) »Karlowe,
This question has just occurred to me, but what was the function of Victoria Hall when it was built in 1932? I've seen a modern photo of its grand entrance, but was it built and used as either a Methodist or United Reformed Chapel then...?
Very best wishes,
Keith
According to Pevsner
Victoria Hall
A Wesleyan Mission by Bradshaw & Gass 1898-1900
The Forward movement at the end of the C19 sought to reach the disaffected with "Central Halls" like this, unchurchy, open all the time, with a social as wellas a religious message.
... paid for by Thomas Walker,a tanner.
The entrance tower, all bright red terracotta and brick, breaks through the then recently completed block of Victoria Buildings
....
The extension on the S side, of 1932, is on the site of the Ridgeway Gates chapel of 1776Martin Briscoe
PS
A derelict building at Ridgeway Gates
PPS
Pictures of Victoria Hall
Description of Victoria Hall
Any chance Martin you could reload those photos on here of the Ridgway Gates Chapel. I'm the archivist at the Victoria Hall Bolton Methodist Mission and I don't think we have those photos. Thanks