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Presbyterian Church, Stafford,

View of the Presbyterian Church from Mount Street. In 1674 Stafford's first Presbyterian meeting house was built in Chell Road. In 1901 the building was extended and the tower was added. The ...

Presbytery, Spens Street / Hall Street, Burslem

This two storey building is three rooms wide by two rooms deep. At ground floor level on the side of the building is a datestone inscribed 'A.D. 1903'. Also to the side is a large door set in an internal ...

Primary School and Church, Longnor

To the right is St Bartholomew's C.E (VC) Primary School on Buxton Road, Longnor. A National School, later to become the present Church of England primary school, was established in 1853. To the left ...

Primitive Methodist Centenary Group Meeting, Mow Cop

In 1807 Hugh Bourne held a large camp meeting at Mow Cop. From this meeting stemmed the Primitive Methodists, and this photograph shows the centenary of that event. The Centenary Camp Meeting was a very ...

Primitive Methodist Centenary Group Meeting, Mow Cop

In 1807 Hugh Bourne held a large camp meeting at Mow Cop. From this meeting stemmed the Primitive Methodists, and this photograph shows the centenary of that event. The Centenary Camp Meeting was a very ...

Primitive Methodist Chapel at Mow Cop

A view of Mow Cop with the Primitive Methodist Chapel in the centre.

Primitive Methodist Chapel, Fole, near Checkley

View from the north west of the Primitive Methodist Chapel at Fole, built in 1850.

Primitive Methodist Chapel, Fountain Street, Leek

This view shows the rear of the Chapel, which was built in 1836 and re-constructed in 1884 to designs by Messrs. Sugden of Leek. In 1851, a congregation of 217 was recorded at the Sunday evening service, ...

Primitive Methodist Chapel, Fountain Street, Leek

The Chapel was built in 1836 and re-constructed in 1884 to designs by Messrs. Sugden of Leek. In 1851, a congregation of 217 was recorded at the Sunday evening service, a significant figure considering ...

Primitive Methodist Chapel, Harriseahead

In 1801 and 1802 Hugh Bourne and Daniel Shoebotham built a Methodist Chapel at Harriseahead which became the centre of Methodist activity in that area and beyond. It was rebuilt in 1804. The remains ...

Primitive Methodist Chapel, Hulme End,

Built in 1834, the chapel stands close to Hulme End railway station. The chapel was disused and derelict in 2003.

Primitive Methodist Chapel, Lonsdale Street, Stoke upon Trent

Lonsdale Primitive Methodist Chapel was opened in 1878, replacing an earlier and smaller chapel in Queen Street. It was located at the corner of Lonsdale Street and Woodhouse Street. It was to perform ...

Primitive Methodist Chapel, Marchington

Primitive Methodist Chapel, Mayne Street, Hanford

Hanford Primitive Methodist Chapel was built in 1883. The red brick building had seating for over 80. The chapel was on the west side of Mayne Street but has been demolished to make way for housing.

Primitive Methodist Chapel, Mow Cop

The Primitive Methodists held their first open-air prayer meeting at Mow Cop in 1807. The chapel shown in this photograph was one of many around this area. Remembering Methodism at Mow Cop A ...

Primitive Methodist Chapel, Rocester

The chapel is brick built with panel tracery windows and a pointed arch doorway. Further along the road past the houses, is a boot and shoe warehouse, and over the bridge is the water mill. The chapel ...

Primitive Methodist Chapel, Shebdon,

The chapel was built in 1843.

Primitive Methodist Chapel, Stafford,

Thomas Russell was a travelling Primitive Methodist preacher who first came to Stafford in 1835. The congregation met in a room in north Stafford until their first chapel opened in New Street. It ...