Accrington Road Methodist Chapel, Burnley

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iBase ID

240743

Reference identifier

EBU20131114003

Title

Accrington Road Methodist Chapel, Burnley

Place

Burnley

General notes

The altar at Accrington Road Methodist Chapel during Harvest Festival.

The first Methodist chapel in the Accrington Road area was Bartle Hills, which was built in 1849 and located on Cog Lane. However, by 1871 the building was deemed inadequate because of the growing congregation. Therefore, a new chapel was built on Accrington Road. A school was then added in 1874.
In 1961 Accrington Road merged with the Howard Street, after the closure of the later. This led to a change in name, and it became known as Westhill Methodist Chapel. It was forced to close in 1967 due to dry rot and was demolished in the same year. The services were moved to the church hall which was built only three years before. By 1971 attendances had dropped significantly and Westhill merged with the modern Parkside Chapel.

Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Original image size

11 x 14

Year of image

1922

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Locator

J61: Accrington

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