This was the only Nonconformist place of worship in Halifax North Ward, until New Bank Primitive Methodist Church opened in 1864.
It was associated with Union Croft Chapel, Ambler Thorn.
The last service was held in May 1954.
The Sunday school closed in August 1954.
The building was used as a factory.
It was damaged by fire on 18th January 1968.
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Halifax Child Welfare Clinic
Question:
Is this the same as
Range Bank Congregational Church, Halifax?
Consecrated by the Bishop of Ripon on 20th August 1884.
The following people, and/or members of their family,
are recorded here:
In 2006, a proposal to convert the former Chapel into a house was
turned down.
See
Rastrick Burial Board,
Rastrick Cemetery Lodge and
Rastrick Cemetery Monumental Inscriptions
It is now a private house.
The Chapel and School were designed by J. P. Pritchett.
The corner stone was laid on 7th March 1866.
The Chapel opened on 31st May 1867 and could accommodate 800
worshippers.
This fine building had a spire.
The church had a noted organ.
Arthur Collingwood was organist here.
Closed in 1965.
It was demolished two years later.
See
Rhodes Street Wesleyan Memorial
Contributor Ben Brundell suggests that this may be connected with
the nearby Zion Congregational Church, Ripponden.
This & associated entries use material contributed by Ben Brundell
In 1870, Hoyle's greatgrandson – Elkanah Hoyle
Brinscombe, a silk merchant of Tadcaster – paid for the bell to
be recast
When the Church of 1870 was built, four new bells were added,
donations by
On 6th June 1870, the opening peal of all eight bells lasted 3 hours
12 minutes
The larger font was given by Frederick Edward Rawson of the Rawson family of Thorpe.
The oak font cover was made by Robert Thompson.
It was dedicated in 1981 in memory of Douglas Asquith, a
member of the church who died in a rugby accident
The roundel hanging in the East Window contains fragments of glass
from the 15th century Church which were left over when The
Mediæval Window was reassembled [1980]
On the south side
The small font from an earlier church stands in front of the
window [2011]
On the north side
The present vicarage for St Bartholomew's Church stands in Priest Lane, north of the Church and the Old Bridge Inn.
The late 18th century house is said to have been rebuilt by John Watson at his own expense, although it was badly damaged by fire
shortly afterwards.
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Rev George Hunsworth,
John Hunsworth,
William Hunsworth,
Harry Maslen,
Parrack Nook,
Rishworth Independent Chapel MIs,
Rishworth Independent Chapel Memorials,
Rishworth Independent Chapel Graveyard,
Rishworth Baptist Chapel,
The Story of Parrack Nook and
Mr Worthing
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jane Downey
The following people, and/or members of their family,
are recorded here:
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CDs entitled
Monumental Inscriptions in the Ripponden Area and
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #4
This & associated entries use material contributed by Alan Shaw
Aka Roadside Baptist Chapel.
There was no place of worship in the township.
Local preachers held meetings in cottages there, and some people
travelled to Steep Lane Baptist Chapel.
In 1801, Joseph Shaw of Salendine Nook Baptist Chapel was
invited to hold monthly cottage meetings, and these soon became
weekly meetings.
Land for a chapel was acquired in 1802, and a new chapel was founded
in Spring 1803.
In April 1803, 9 members from Steep Lane Baptist Chapel and 4 new
converts established a Church.
There is a family pew for the Whiteley family.
The gallery has box seating.
A Sunday School was established in
1811.
In the 1860s, doctrinal differences led to half the members leaving
to form a new church.
Starting out as a Baptist Church, it soon became
a Congregational Church.
In 1868, a group left to form Zion Congregational Church, Ripponden.
In 18??, the Members of the Church who went to live and work in
Sowerby Bridge, established a church there.
In 1887, during the pastorate of Rev J. Wilkinson, a
manse was built.
In 1898, the old school was demolished and a new school built at a
cost of £2,800.
It is now a private house.
See
Charles Hopkinson,
Edward Navey,
Rishworth Particular Baptist Church Memorial,
Rishworth Particular Baptist Church Graveyard and
Rishworth Particular Baptist Mutual Improvement Society
This & associated entries use material contributed by Anne Kirker & David Smith
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #1
See
Rishworth School War Memorials
This & associated entries use material contributed by Anne Kirker
The first Independents met locally at Great House, Stansfield in
the 1600s.
Following a dispute over infant baptism, they later split into
Baptists and Congregationalists.
In 1704, the Baptists built the first local Meeting House
here, at Rodwell End.
The Congregationalists stayed at Great House and
later built Chapel House, Stansfield, and then moved to Myrtle Grove Chapel, Eastwood.
The Baptists sold the chapel to the Methodists and moved to
Rehoboth Baptist Church, Stansfield.
The Methodists later moved to Springside Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Todmorden.
John Dracup was Minister here in 1779.
The chapel closed in 1783 and became a farm store.
The foundation stone for a new chapel on the site was laid on 22nd
September 1860 by W. Horsfall of Hebden Bridge.
The Chapel opened in 1865.
It had a joint minister with Stone Slack Chapel.
On 13th May 1875, the Chapel was sold at auction for £140 to
Stead Brothers.
It was derelict for a time.
It is now a private house.
The Chapel is discussed in the book
Valley of a Hundred Chapels
See
Henry Clayton,
Mr Faburn,
Millwood Particular Baptist Church, Stansfield and
West Rodwell End
This was built in 1533 under the will of vicar William Rokeby when
more space was needed in the church; Rokeby's will actually
refers to the south side of the church.
The Waterhouse family of Shibden Hall used the chapel for their
monuments.
On 12th May 1915, a new altar was dedicated in the Chapel.
The family restored the chapel in 1917
Following disagreements over temperance issues, a group left to
establish Providence Primitive Methodist Chapel, Sowerby.
The Chapel was enlarged [1864].
The chapel and Sunday School were opened in 1877 on the
same site as Cross Stone Wesleyan Chapel which had been
destroyed by fire in
1876.
Services were then held at Sowerby Green Congregational Church and
then at the Sowerby Grammar School until the new Chapel opened.
The new Chapel was built by T. L. Patchett.
The list of people who were involved in the Chapel's early history
included
The Chapel closed around 1956.
The graveyard is still there, but was closed for
burials in 1957.
The Chapel was demolished in the 1970s.
The graves were moved to Sowerby Bridge cemetery.
Houses – Ascot Gardens – have been built on the site.
This & associated entries use material contributed by Mark Andrew, Maggie Berry & Ian Wright
The church closed around 1956.
The graveyard is still there, but was closed for burials in 1957.
The church was demolished in the 1970s.
The graves were moved to Sowerby Bridge Cemetery.
Houses – Ascot Gardens – have been built on the site.
Some of the monumental inscriptions in the graveyard are shown in the
CD entitled
Halifax Monumental Inscriptions #1
The group raised £10,000 for building and property.
Four corner-stones were laid on 22nd January 1876.
It opened on 6th May 1877, and
comprised a Chapel and a School.
In 1883, a manse and caretaker's house were added.
Cornwallis Johnson was Chapel caretaker here [1911].
On 12th August 1900, the organ was brought here from Hope Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge.
The new organ was inaugurated on 22nd September 1900, with a recital
by Dr J. Kendrick Pyne of Manchester.
There was a bus crash here on
18th March 1907.
The church was demolished in 1959.
The new prefabricated building opened on 26th March 1962
See
Lineholme Baptist Church, Stansfield and
Roomfield Baptist School, Todmorden
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Smith
Opened in 18??
See
Roundhill Primitive Methodist Chapel, Ambler Thorn
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 #4
It may have been a private chapel at Coley Hall and not Coley Church
Railway Mission Hall, Sowerby Bridge Ref 5-282 Railway Mission Room, Halifax Ref 5-435 
Range Bank Congregational Church, Halifax Ref 5-53
Ministers at the Chapel have included
Range Bank Wesleyan Chapel, Halifax Ref 5-333
Ranters' Chapel Ref 5-334 Rastrick Cemetery Ref 5-R97
Rastrick Cemetery: Lodge Ref 5-880
Rastrick Methodist Chapel Ref 5-R146 Rastrick Vicarage Ref 5-823
The Rectory, Elland Ref 5-695 Reformers' Chapel, Tuel Lane Ref 5-394 Rehoboth Baptist Church, Stansfield Ref 5-207 Rhodes Street Wesleyan Chapel, Halifax Ref 5-R148
Subsequent Ministers at the Chapel have included
Ripponden Congregational Church Ref 5-132 Ripponden Graveyard: Unidentified Ref 5-535
Ripponden Parish Church Ref 5-382 Ripponden Parish Church: Bells Ref 5-715
The gift of Elkanah Hoyle, gent. A. R. 1715
Venite, exultemus Domino, 1708
Gloria Pax Hominibus, 1708
O may their souls in heaven dwell, who made the least a tenor bell, 1701
Ripponden Parish Church: Font Ref 5-716
Ripponden Parish Church: Windows Ref 5-717
Ripponden Vicarage Ref 5-824 
Rishworth's Chapel, Hipperholme Ref 5-347 Rishworth Congregational Church Ref 5-391 Rishworth Independent Chapel Ref 5-58
Rishworth Independent Graveyard Ref 5-665
Rishworth Independent Union Chapel Ref 5-153 Rishworth Particular Baptist Chapel Ref 5-34
Pastors at the Church have included
Rishworth Particular Baptist Graveyard Ref 5-559
Rishworth Particular Baptist Manse Ref 5-822 Rishworth School Chapel Ref 5-522
Roadside Baptist Church, Rishworth Ref 5-59 Roadside Baptist Graveyard, Rishworth Ref 5-846 Rochdale Parish Church Ref 5-791 
Rodwell End Meeting House, Stansfield Ref 5-R43
Rokeby Chapel, Halifax Parish Church Ref 5-R69
Rooley Lane Wesleyan Chapel, Sowerby Ref 5-6
Ministers at the Chapel have included
Rooley Lane Wesleyan Methodist Graveyard, Sowerby Ref 5-627
Roomfield Baptist Church, Todmorden Ref 5-R140
Pastors at the Church have included
Round Hill Chapel, Beggarington Ref 5-208 Roundhill Primitive Methodist Chapel, Ambler Thorn Ref 5-61 Roundhill Primitive Methodist Graveyard, Ambler Thorn Ref 5-901
Ryshworth's Chapel, Hipperholme Ref 5-341
Decayed Chapels for want of maintenance in the reign of Queen
Elizabeth [the First]
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