In 1529, the original chapel was built on land on the Royds Hall estate given by the Rookes family – this was the
same year as Coley Chapel – as a chapel of ease, and was endowed
in 1536.
See
Appleyard sisters,
Edmund ffarebanke and
Sisters' House.
Those who contributed towards the Chapel included
Richard Cliffe,
Edmund Fairbanks,
Edward Hoyle,
James Thorpe,
and
John Thorpe.
The Chapel suffered during the Reformation, and was repaired
in 1598.
Heywood writes
A stone in the belfry was inscribed
Eastfield Chapel, Lightcliffe Ref 5-E5
At Lightcliffe, there has been a great number of wretched drunken
preachers in my time, as any I have known in any one place
Deo et Sancto Matthæo
Apostolo Evangelistæ
Martyri Sacra
A. O. MDCXXIX
The Curate's House stood near the south-west corner of the Chapel and was moved to Till Carr Lane in 1865.
In 1680, Dr Richard Sterne issued a license which allowed baptisms and burials to take place at the chapel.
In 1740, Rev John Grimshaw married Mary Cockroft here.
In 1774, it was rebuilt, by William Mallinson and William Walker, a little further along Wakefield Road and was known as Lightcliffe Old Church.
A list of some of the Vicars of Lightcliffe is given in a separate Foldout
| Churchwardens here have included
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See Eastfield Chapel, Lightcliffe Graveyard
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Nortcliffe
In 1680, Dr Richard Sterne issued a license which allowed baptisms
and burials to take place at the chapel.
Early gravestones – such as
one for a man called Batley dated 15th February 1665
and
one for Esther, wife of Robert Hanson of Hove Edge,
dated June 1674
- suggest that burials took place before that date
A letter heading relating to the Church includes the
caption Founded AD 1693
The Church was built in 1840 to replace the earlier Myrtle Grove Church of 1807.
It accommodated around 750 worshippers [1845].
In 1868, a memorial tablet to Rev Amos Blackburn was placed at the
east end of the Church.
In 1877, an organ was installed, replacing the 12-piece volunteer
orchestra.
In 1885, the Church interior was refurbished with new seats and
gallery front.
The figures pitch-pine panels in the gallery and the pulpit were
specially selected by Stephen Halstead from Liverpool merchants.
The refurbished Church opened in January 1886.
In 1887, the first choir began.
William Marshall was choirmaster for several years.
A Sunday School is recorded around 1900.
The graveyard was flooded and
graves washed away in floods on
19th November 1890.
During World War I, there was friction when the majority of the
congregation who supported the war, ostracised the minority pacifist
group.
The Church closed in 1962.
It was demolished shortly afterwards.
A bungalow stands on the site.
The graveyard is still there.
This & associated entries use material contributed by Linda Briggs & Sally Hinchliffe
The graveyard of Eastwood Congregational Church was flooded and
graves washed away in floods on
19th November 1890.
The Church closed in 1962 and was demolished shortly afterwards.
A bungalow stands on the site.
The graveyard is still there.
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #2
On 19th July 1877, a new organ was inaugurated.
It cost £380.
The Chapel was demolished in 18??.
Eastwood Station was built on the site
See
Thomas Farrar
A Particular Baptist Chapel built by Dr John Fawcett of the
Wainsgate Baptist Church in 1777.
It could accommodate 500 to 600 people – for the growing population
in the valley at Hebden Bridge.
In 1786, work began on a Sunday School.
This was one of the first Baptist Sunday Schools in the country.
John Foster taught at the Sunday School.
There is a sundial inscribed
In 1846, 8 members left Hebden Bridge to form a Baptist cause in
Brearley.
The Ebenezer Church became the Sunday school when the
congregation moved to the Hope Baptist Church in 1858.
There is a small graveyard in front of the building.
The chapel was later known as Hebden Hall [1873].
The building was later occupied by Kershaw & Ashworth, publishers
of the Hebden Bridge Times & Calder Vale Gazette [1880s].
It was then used as an antiques shop.
It is now the Hebden Bridge Arts Centre.
Rev John Crook was instrumental in the establishment of Hope Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge and was Minister there in 1859.
See
Ebenezer Chapel, Hebden Bridge Graveyard and
Henry Riley
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Cant
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #2
Aka Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Church,
Northowram, Ebenezer Methodist New Connexion Chapel.
Built in 1821.
It accommodated 200 worshippers [1845]
The organ by William Wilkinson was built around 1829.
Details can be found in the National Pipe Organ Register.
This was replaced around 1914 by an organ made by Sweetland.
The Church was altered in 1882.
Details can be found in the National Pipe Organ Register
Recorded in 1905
See
Ebenezer Methodist Sunday School, Northowram and
Heywood's Chapel, Northowram
Details of the organ in the Chapel can be found in the National Pipe Organ Register.
New premises were built in 1929.
The Chapel closed after the final worship on 9th September 2012
William Dove taught reading and writing at the Chapel.
It was rebuilt in 1880 at a cost of £16,000.
The architect was possibly William Henry Dodgson Horsfall.
The gates, the railings, and a section of the
graveyard, remain
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
In May 2008, the Minister at St Paul's Methodist Church, Sowerby Bridge who had responsibility for the Ebenezer Chapel, decided to
sell off the graveyard at the Chapel.
He abandoned the proposal after a public protest from those who had
buried members of their family there.
In October 2009, it was announced that Ripponden Parish Council had
bought the graveyard and were working with the Friends of
Ebenezer on the future of the site.
In 2010, houses had been built on the site and only the gates
remained.
A section of the graveyard still remains behind the houses
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #1
The original Church was built by the Primitive
Methodists – or Ranters – in 1822.
In 1844, a small Sunday School was built adjoining the Church.
There was a small burial ground in front of the Church.
This was removed on 20th October 1905 for road-widening.
The graves were transferred and reinterred at Stoney Royd Cemetery
[190?]
The new Church – and the Sunday schools alongside – were designed by
Walsh & Maddock.
On 28th June 1922, there was a centenary announcement that
J. W. Standeven of Skipton, a former scholar and choirmaster, would
meet the cost of the new Church, fully equipped, and a new organ, in
memory of his mother Charlotte who had been a member of the
Church.
For a time, the Church was popularly known as Standeven's Chapel.
On 13th January 1923, the corner stone and memorial stones were laid
at the new Church.
Mrs Standeven laid the foundation stone.
The new Church opened 12th June 1924.
Details of the organ in the Church can be found in the National Pipe Organ Register.
In 1987, the Church was refurbished.
A new floor was installed at gallery level to create 2 spaces: the
ground floor area becoming a hall (with kitchen), and the upper area
used for worship.
It became a joint Church with Salem Methodist Church.
The Church closed and the last service was held on 8th January 2012.
See
Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Church Memorial,
Old to New and
Siddal Wesleyan Methodist Church
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Hanson
The graveyard was removed on 20th October 1905 for road-widening.
The graves were transferred and reinterred at Stoney Royd Cemetery
beneath 2 stone slabs which are engraved with the names [1907]
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #4
This & associated entries use material contributed by Darrell Prest
Closed in 1???.
Demolished in 1???
See
Ebenezer United Methodist Chapel Graveyard, Luddenden Dean and
Ebenezer United Methodist Memorial, Luddenden Dean
The following people, and/or members of their family, were buried
and/or have memorials here:
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #3
Demolished for the Burdock Way redevelopment in 1962.
The new church – with its distinctly modern design – was opened in
1970
Aka Elland-cum-Greetland Cemetery, Exley Cemetery.
Begun on 20th June 1860.
It was consecrated on the 30th November 1863 by the Bishop of Ripon
on the first visit to Elland by a bishop since before 1688.
There is an Anglican Chapel and a Nonconformist Chapel.
The roof of the Anglican Chapel was badly damaged by gales in
February 1949.
When the new Cross Hills Methodist Church, Greetland was built
[2013], much of the Graveyard was sold for housing, and the remains
were exhumed and reburied in a grave at Elland Cemetery which
is identified as Greetland Methodist Church.
See
John Eastwood,
Elland Unitarian Chapel and
St Mary the Virgin, Elland Graveyard
See
Elland Hall
The bell is known as the Sanctus Bell.
It is one of only 7 remaining in England.
Later bells were installed in the Tower
In 1826, the original peal of 6 bells was moved to Methley and
replaced by 8 bells at a cost of £550.
These were recast in 1894.
They are still in used
During a sermon by Rev Irvine on 31st March 1867, one of the
weights, weighing 26 cwts, crashed through the floor of the clock
chamber to the floor of the church.
Panic ensued and women and children screamed, and men left the
church, leaving behind them their hats and coats.
The present clock was installed in 1911.
It has 4 dials
This is the oldest glass in the church.
The window was damaged by Parliamentarian troops during the Civil War.
Only 11 of the original panels remain; the other 10 panels were
restored during restoration work of 1856-1866.
The arms of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster – who held Elland
as a part of the Honour of Pontefract are also shown in the window.
These were originally in the centre of the window and were removed
when Rev Francis Musson restored it [1870s].
Rev William Atkinson began restoration work at Elland Church
[1840s], raising the floor on which the bell-ringers stood, thereby
bringing the whole of the West Window into view.
He died before the work was completed, and Rev Francis Musson
continued with the work and with the restoration of the East
Window [1856].
The window used to show The Arms of the Stansfeld family of Elland,
but these were lost during the restoration of the window
A new font was installed in 1662.
A new one was installed in the 1800s.
In 1865, this was removed and the earlier font reinstated.
The Miserere Seats are either side of the font
It was given to the Church in her memory
They were moved in the 1700s and placed either side of the
Font.
They are over 500 years old
In 1853, a new organ was installed on the ground floor.
A later organ by organ was built [between 1872 and 1893] by Alex
Young of Manchester.
In 1949, this was rebuilt by Binns, Fitton & Haley of Leeds.
Details can be found in the National Pipe Organ Register
In the 19th century, legal proceedings were taken when the
churchwardens of other chapels in the district refused to pay for
the restoration of the paintings.
was a metaphor for a marriage at Elland Church
It is said that Northend Nicholl defended his family pew with drawn
sword
In 1853, a new oak pulpit and reading desk were installed in
memory of Rev David Meredith
It was installed in memory of Canon Winter who died in the vestry
here.
In 19??, it was moved to the west end of the church
In 1728, Joseph Aked did work on the Royal Arms
The entrance to the Tower was originally from inside the Church.
The external door was added later.
There is a stairway leading to the ringing chamber, the clock
chamber, the bell chamber, and the roof
In 1859, the Tower was restored and the illuminated clock was
installed
It is reached by a door in the south wall
Rev William Atkinson began restoration work at Elland Church,
raising the floor on which the bell-ringers stood, thereby bringing
the whole of the West Window into view.
He died before the work was completed, and Rev Francis Musson
continued with the work and with the restoration of the East Window.
Other windows at the west end of the aisles contain pieces of
mediæval glass from the East Window and other damaged windows
in the Church
The Church was built in 1789 by James Ashworth or John Ashworth, with support from Dr John Fawcett.
Rev John Hindle moved to Blackley Baptist Church – he preached
his last service at Elland in September 1792 – and shortly
afterwards, the Elland Church closed because most of the congregation
followed him to Blackley.
The houses occupied by the minister and the caretaker became the
Rising Sun pub.
In 1894, the Misses Ashworth gave the building to the Rector
and Churchwardens of Elland to be used for church purposes.
They endowed it with funds for its upkeep.
During the 19th century, it was used as the Boys' Sunday School for
the Parish Church.
From 1895, it was used as a parish hall.
It was demolished when Jepson Lane was widened [1920].
The stone was used to rebuild the Rising Sun which was
demolished and rebuilt at the same time.
The graveyard is still there.
Elland Particular Baptist Church was demolished in the 1920s.
The graveyard is still there
Recorded around 1914, when
Arthur Wilde was a member
Question:
Does anyone know which Church / Chapel this was associated with?
In 1685, Nonconformist meetings were held at the home of John Brooksbank.
In 1697, Oliver Heywood records that a chapel was opened.
Around 1785, the chapel was rebuilt.
On 5th June 1866, it was superseded by the new Christ's Chapel, Elland.
See
Elland Unitarian Chapel Graveyard
This & associated entries use material contributed by Ann Murray
This is the huge building just south along Huddersfield Road from
Elland Bridge.
It was built in 1807 and opened on 4th October 1808.
It accommodated 600 worshippers.
There was a large burial ground.
In 1860, the Chapel was altered.
A school room was added to the east of the Chapel.
In 1871, there was a split in the Southgate Reformers over a
question of total abstinence.
The date stone of the present building shows AD 1875.
John Dewhirst laid a stone for the Chapel.
On Good Friday 26th March 1875, Charles Horsfall Denham laid a
stone for the Chapel.
Around 1875, a group of strict temperance Methodists parted company
with the Methodists at Elland Wesley and established the
Temperance Methodist Chapel, Elland.
By the 1880s, the Chapel had become too small.
Adjacent land was acquired and a new Chapel was built.
The memorial stones were laid in August 1891.
The building opened on 4th October 1892.
It was designed by Waddington's of Manchester & Burnley.
It accommodated 750 worshippers
and cost £5,300.
It has galleries on 3 sides.
John Dewhirst placed a large stained-glass window in the
front of the Chapel in memory of his family.
Around 1904, the 1st Elland Company Boys' Brigade was formed.
The Harold Savage Hall stands next door.
On 16th June 1914, a new 3-manual organ was presented to the Church.
The last service was held on 7th July 1974.
The congregation merged with Middle Dean Street Chapel, West Vale – See St Paul's Methodist Chapel, Elland.
The building was bought by Nu-Swift.
It is currently empty and unloved.
See
Elland Wesleyan Chapel and
The history of Elland Wesley
This & associated entries use material contributed by Ann Murray
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #4
This & associated entries use material contributed by Alan Longbottom
Eastfield Graveyard, Lightcliffe Ref 5-603 
Eastwood Congregational Church Ref 5-135
Ministers at the Church have included
Eastwood Congregational Graveyard Ref 5-587
Eastwood Presbyterian Chapel, Stansfield Ref 5-E1
Eastwood Chapel in the township of Stansfield
Ebenezer Ref 5-784 Ebenezer Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge Ref 5-E8
Quod petis umbra est
1833
Lat 53° 48' Ded 3° 40'
Pastors at the Church have included
Ebenezer Chapel, Booth Ref 5-152 Ebenezer Graveyard, Hebden Bridge Ref 5-283
Ebenezer Congregational Church, Summit Ref 5-173
Pastors at the Church have included
Ebenezer Methodist Church, Northowram Ref 5-509
Ebenezer Methodist Church, Pellon Lane Ref 5-284 Ebenezer Methodist New Connexion Chapel, Bailiff Bridge Ref 5-46
Ebenezer Methodist New Connexion Chapel, Soyland Ref 5-29
Ebenezer Methodist New Connexion Graveyard, Soyland Ref 5-595
Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Church, Halifax Ref 5-E9
Ministers at the Church have included
Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Graveyard, Halifax Ref 5-644
Ebenezer United Methodist Chapel, Luddenden Dean Ref 5-187 Ebenezer United Methodist Graveyard, Luddenden Ref 5-884
Elim Ref 5-782 Elim Foursquare Gospel Church Ref 5-160 Elim International Christian Network, Sowerby Bridge Ref 5-293 Elim Pentecostal Church, Halifax Ref 5-E21
Ministers at the Church have included
Elim Pentecostal Church, Sowerby Bridge Ref 5-36
Elland Cemetery Ref 5-E64
Elland Congregational Church Ref 5-E92 Elland-cum-Greetland Cemetery Ref 5-E350 Elland Hall Chapel Ref 5-340
Decayed Chapels for want of maintenance in the reign of Queen
Elizabeth [the First]
Elland Parish Church Ref 5-E53 Elland Parish Church: Bell-Cote Ref 5-683
Elland Parish Church: Bells Ref 5-697 Elland Parish Church: Clock Ref 5-684 Elland Parish Church: East Window Ref 5-507
Elland Parish Church: Font Ref 5-689
Elland Parish Church Graveyard Ref 5-700 Elland Parish Church: Hope Chest Ref 5-690 Elland Parish Church: Miserere Seats Ref 5-691 Elland Parish Church: Organ Ref 5-698 Elland Parish Church: Paintings of Moses & Aaron Ref 5-688
Getting married before Moses and Aaron
Elland Parish Church: Pews Ref 5-693 Elland Parish Church: Porch Ref 5-696 Elland Parish Church: Pulpit Ref 5-694 Elland Parish Church: Rood Screen Ref 5-682
Elland Parish Church: Royal Arms Ref 5-755 Elland Parish Church: Saint John's Choir Ref 5-687 Elland Parish Church: Saint Mary's Choir Ref 5-685 Elland Parish Church: Saint Nicholas's Choir Ref 5-686 Elland Parish Church: Sundial Ref 5-596 Elland Parish Church: Tower Ref 5-637 Elland Parish Church: Vestry Ref 5-699 Elland Parish Church: West Window Ref 5-680 Elland Parsonage Ref 5-808 Elland Particular Baptist Church Ref 5-76
Pastors at the Church have included
Elland Particular Baptist Graveyard Ref 5-731
Elland Pleasant Sunday Afternoon Society Ref 5-895
Elland Unitarian Chapel Ref 5-349
Elland Unitarian Graveyard Ref 5-590
Elland Wesley Ref 5-124 Elland Wesleyan Chapel Ref 5-91
Ministers at the Chapel have included
Elland Wesleyan Graveyard Ref 5-692
Emmaeus, Halifax Ref 5-433 Episcopal Chapel, Rishworth Ref 5-521
Episcopal Chapel, Sowerby Bridge Ref 5-220 Evangelical Church, Brighouse Ref 5-246
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