Halifax Place Wesleyan Chapel facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Halifax Place Wesleyan Chapel |
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| 52°57′06″N 1°08′41″W / 52.9516°N 1.1447°W | |
| Location | Nottingham |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Wesleyan Methodist |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1798 |
| Closed | 1930 |
| Demolished | 1966 |
The Halifax Place Wesleyan Chapel was a special church in Nottingham, England. It was a Methodist chapel that existed from 1798 until 1930. The building that stood from 1847 was very tall. It had the highest ceiling of any Wesleyan Methodist church in England at the time. Sadly, the building was taken down in 1966.
History of the Chapel
The First Chapel (1798)
Methodism started in Nottingham around 1740. At first, people met in different places as their group grew. In 1782, they moved to Hockley Chapel. Later, when another Methodist group took over that chapel, the Wesleyans needed a new home.
They bought some land in a place called Halifax Place. The first stone for their new chapel was laid on June 13, 1798. The chapel officially opened its doors on December 2, 1798. This first building was quite large. It was about 84.5 feet long and 53 feet wide. It could hold up to 1,600 people!
The Second Chapel (1847)
As more people joined, the first chapel became too small. So, in 1846, they decided to build an even bigger one. A new chapel was opened on February 23, 1847. It was designed by Mr. Simpson, an architect from Leeds.
This new chapel was even larger, measuring about 63.5 feet by 95.6 feet. It had a special balcony, called a gallery, that went all the way around the inside walls. This made space for even more people. The builders were Elliott and Simpson, along with Mr. Dale from Nottingham.
In this new building, a big celebration happened on October 25, 1839. It was to mark 100 years of the Wesleyan movement.
The very last service at the Halifax Place Chapel was held on June 29, 1930. After that, the people who went there joined another church nearby, the Broad Street Wesleyan Church. The chapel building was later torn down in 1966.
The Chapel Organ
When the new chapel opened in 1847, a large pipe organ was put in. It was built by a company called Gray and Davison. You can find details about this organ in a special record called the National Pipe Organ Register.
