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Paulette was a senior to me at Westwood and her sister, Maxine and I were in the same class. I remember when Paulette and Derek got married and her coming back to Westwood as the school nurse. Such wonderful memories.
We have an 1890 Benson organ in our church. Totally original. There is a book on Benson organs by William Morgan which will answer many of your questions and is very informative.
So moving to read this – their poor parents, to lose both sons to war!
I certainly remember the names of Mr and Mrs Hough and I imagine Jack Trim was a relative of Ann Trim who was an NCH Sister at Elmfield School in the 60/70s Also Alan and Winnie Warnock Olive and Ivy Lawrence Stanley Munt Mr Frost
This lady Rhoda Bigg must have been a relative of Alf Bigg who was Caretaker at High St Church for a number of years
There is a Milton Keynes website called http://www.livingarchive.org.uk that has methodist photos and chapel related early 1900’s material. Just time consuming deciphering it. There is also a Milton Keynes Methodist circuit website that has pictures of the older chapels that could also be a source but again time consuming in deciphering the information.
Hi my name is Paul and as a lover of a juicy mystery I thought it worth taking a look here. Usually I take as a starting point the first edition OS maps which clearly show chapel sights standing at the maps first publication. Once these sites are defined the later updates of these maps can then be checked for later built chapels. It is then usually quite easy to check the current status of these sites on the Streetview mapping of a well known well used commercial database. Sadly though this mystery will need a dedicated local I fear ( I live in Mid Wales ) as it very quickly became clear Milton Keynes has totally changed the landscape. Indeed the Fiirst edition OS sheet covering modern Milton Keynes shows Methodist chapels in what were then small villages at Fenny Stratford Wesleyan, Simpson Wesleyan, Woughton On The Green Wesleyan, Bletchley Wesleyan, Water Eaton Wesleyan, Little Brickhill Wesleyan, Bow Brickhill Wesleyan and Primitive and Woburn Sands Wesleyan. These are all on the first OS sheet I looked at and as far as I can see not on any of the databases I can view online. I have briefly looked at adjoining maps and quite clearly a fair number of other chapels are not recorded to the database and to add to the mystery county boundary movement and the fact Milton Keynes continues to expand boundaries a dedicated effort from someone or a small team is in the short period the way forward here to record and regress the full information available on the early maps and collect any images that may be taken will at least then give some foundation to sol e the mystery of this sight. Hope this moves this on. Paul.
From 1837 to 1898, marriages held in Methodist Churches had to have a District Registrar present, who brought their Register with them. So there are no Methodist Marriage Registers before 1898. Therefore, even if the wedding was held in a Methodist Church, you will only be able to trace the marriage via the GRO records.
Hello Marion not sure if you know there is a group on Facebook for the home please click on the link and send an invite there’s lots of members who would so welcome you
https://www.facebook.com/groups/newtonhall/?ref=share
Thank you for your lovely comment, Esther. I thought it best to remove your phone number-if anyone wants to contact you they can do it via
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I went to Njase Girls from 1975 to 1979. in 1980 I went to the university of Zambia and graduated in 1984 with BA in Political Science and Psychology. proudly Njase Girl! I am shedding tears of joy and nostalgia reading this article. Reverend John Young taught me Religious Education at Njase Girls. We used to go to his house to learn how to play the guitar and sing religious songs with Patricia Mhone and team. Thank you for the sweet memories of that great school Esther Syamayuwa Siamufwi Musozya Ndola Zambia
I first went along to the Youth Club at Eastbrook Hall in 1975 to play Table Tennis but it wasn’t long before I was invited to church and to join Youth Fellowship. I became the Treasurer at Eastbrook and also a Local Preacher. Our wedding in 1985 was the last service to take place in the main hall and Eastbrook Hall closed a year later on our first wedding anniversary. I remember that George Beck was the superintendent minister when I first went to church and Hedley Cousens was the junior minister who had set up a Youth Fellowship. I met so many wonderful people at Eastbrook and all are remembered with great affection.
Please email it to mymethodisthistory@gmail.com Many thanks!
I have a picture of the War Memorial from the Chapel as James Nelson is my ancestor how can I sent it to you
FAJ Utting taught me at CCGS and gave me a life long love of History I was in Sri Lanka back in 2014 and saw his name up on a school notice board I said to my wife there can only be one FAJ Utting it must be my old History teacher A good man !!!
Thanks for making a comment. We would welcome anything you can tell us about Girlington, so please do use the contributor’s box on the website. I will see if we can find a link to the 2nd World War memorial.
I was googling family names and came across this site – Mrs Janet Goodall is my Great Great Grandmother (George Goodall’s “infant daughter also called Joyce” grew to be my Grandma Joy). It’s been fascinating to read this and learn of another generation, thank you.
There is also a war memorial for the 2nd World War which includes my fathers name. It is now on display at Bradford Industrial Museum. Both my parents attended the church. My mum from soon after she was born and my dad from when he moved into Girlington in 1935. They ran the junior choir and were part of the concert party etc. My dad had a band that rehearsed there. My (and later my wife’s) connections with the church ended in about 1990. I do have photo’s etc
Wonderful! I’ve been looking to find some information for a tea-set I have in this pattern that belonged to my grandmother- we used to drink afternoon tea on her lawn using it.
Hello Jean, thank you for adding your comment. I missed speaking to you at the Rotherham Wheelers Centenary event last year. I used to live 3 doors up from Stephen on Reresby Crescent, and I think you lived across from the Hind Hotel. I am now in regular contact with Margaret Gammage (in the USA) and Elaine de Roeck (in Sweden) because of this web site and we do a lot of reminiscing about Whiston and Whiston Chapel. I will copy your comment and send it on to them because they often comment on people who went to the Youth Club. You can see Margaret’s Sunday School Queen photo on here and Elaine has recently shared hers with us. If you still go to the the Chapel you will be able to tell us if the SS Queen photo’s are still displayed on the walls. My niece Linda Middlemiss was a SS Queen as well. If you want to respond to me you can reach me on heritage.foresttown@ntlworld.com Pauline nee Handley
David, Your father is listed as a Wesleyan Minister on My Wesleyan Methodists website. This would have been because he started his training before Methodist Union in a Wesleyan Training College.
Assuming he ‘died in the work’ (ie hadn’t left the Methodist Church), we would be glad to add him if you could supply date and place of birth and death. Thanks
No mention of my father. Rev, Henry Edward Foss who etered the ministry 1934 having graduated through Handsworth College Birmingham
I Jean Rodgers (Henderson) am still a member of Whiston Methodist Church and was married to Stephen Rodgers who sadly passed away in 2003. My sister Barbara is married to Michael Duncombe both ex members of Whiston and the flourishing youth club we all attended. We always remember the wonderful years we had and the friendships we made down at Whiston Chapel with quite a number of us marrying. Whiston Methodist Church and the people who were there and are there now will always be a major part of my life.
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