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Hollingreave Congregationalist Church, Burnley, Women's Group
Hollingreave Congregationalist Church, Burnley, Women's Group
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277883
Reference identifier
EBU20190313008
Title
Hollingreave Congregationalist Church, Burnley, Women's Group
Place
Burnley
Personal names
Mrs. Emily Wakefield, Rev. William Wakefield
General notes
The individuals and date are not identified but the lady fourth from left on front row is Mrs. Emily Wakefield, wife of the pastor Rev. William Wakefield. The Wakefields came to Hollingreave from a mission in Salford in 1924. In 1930 Mrs. Wakefield was elected President of the Women's Guild of the Lancashire Congregationalist Union.(Burnley Express 8.3.1930 p. 6, which included her photograph) She came originally from West Didsbury and was a nurse before and during WW1. The photo is thought to date from around 1932.
The Church was located on the corner of Hollingreave Rd. and Kirkgate with an adjoining Sunday School on the corner of Hollingreave Rd. and Brunswick Rd. Opened 1896, closed 1979, demolished in 1980s, sheltered housing now occupies the site.
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Photographic print
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Monochrome
Original image size
21 x 15
Year of image
1932?
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Hollingreave foundation stone ceremony 1895
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