Congregational Tabernacle
 

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I used to know most of the pubs on Whalley Rd, but not that one. Cashy can probably tell a story about getting barred from it.

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What type of house was it Thwaites, Lions, Duttons, Massey's;)

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She's on about God botherers, not Gods sinners, I don't think they sold alchoholic beverages.
Probably need to be more specific as to where abouts on Whalley Rd, seeing as it stretches to Whalley, thowd bughut were a church of some sort at one time. There were the Whalley Rd Methodists up near top end of Milnshaw.
Retlaw

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was that not Whalley Rd Congregation, were the vets is situated now? used to go youth club yon. as fer tabernacle dunno if was one of them.:confused:

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Whalley Road Congregational Church was a little higher up the road from the top of Milnshaw Lane .

When the English Congregational and Presbyterian Churches united to form the United Reformed Church , it became , and is still known as , the Whalley Road United Reformed church .

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The church where the vets is was a Methodist church .

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ah yer right, memorys not what it was any more, can still remember boozers, but churches is a no no.:D

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Only address I have is New School, Whalley Road, Accrington and we are talking 1920's wedding.

Lizzy

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Haven't been back to Accy for some time but if there is a United Reformed Church on Whalley Road then I'd be fairly sure it's the old Congregational Chapel and must date to before 1920. It may be that a new Sunday School was added about then but I'd have to bow to the knowledge of local historians on that one.

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I remember that cashy went with the early Warriors on a friday night gig three in the early sixties

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My mum met my dad there in the 1930s .
My dad was in the Sunshine Boys who performed there .

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Whalley Road Cong Church was built in 1877 and the school room next door was opened in 1891. The school accomodated 400 and cost about £750. I can understand that, even though it was 30yrs old in 1920, it might still be referred to as the NEW school.

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There used to be a small church at the start of Whalley Road......not far from where the Hope and Anchor is.(on the block where Wolstenholmes shop used to be) I only remember this because my Auntie Phyllis was a bridesmaid there sometime in the 50's.......maybe about 1954. I went to watch. Can't for the life of me remember what it was called though

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Very roughly BEHIND the Hope & Anchor was a small mission church in Cobden Street. I am certain there was no other in Whalley Rd except the Primitive Meths ( top of Kenyon St, opposite Meadow St) and the Cong further up towards the hospital. The Cong is intersting as it has an ENORMOUS flagstone in the path leading to the front door. It is so big that you wonder how they manhandled it.

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Margaret, just a slight correction, Whalley Rd actually starts at Peel St, from the corner next to the Trustee Bank.
A lot of people think it starts at Broadway, the site was between Kenyon St & Castle St, now the car park for the Vetenary, opposite Britcliffe Row.

Retlaw

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Yes Retlaw when i think about I do know that because Walter Smiths Bake shop was Whalley Road......I should have said the town end, rather than up the hill.
Do you recall the church I am talking about? I didn't dream it did I?

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No you didn't dream it.
What I would like to know is what
happened to their WW1 memorial
& Roll of Honour.
Retlaw.

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I know a couple who were active at Whalley Rd Meths, so have asked them. Before that they went to Union St, so I have asked about that too.

That wedding you went to Margaret - the church had steps at the front - perhaps 2 lots, and the street at the left side was quite steep. It had a narrow back street at the other side, then some houses leading up to Castle St. Perhaps you went into the Castle pub for a gill and this will confirm which church it was.

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Yes Bob you were right about the steps up to the church.....and about the sttepness of the street at the side....and another thing I remember is that the path up the the house at the side(which was where the bridesmaids changed(think it was some relative of the groom who lived there) had a verandah style walkway to the front door...which was at the side of the house (?). No, I didn't have a gill anywhere as I was only about five years old...so was whisked away by my dad after the wedding pics were taken......this was around 1952/3.

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It was Central Methodist church . It was demolished , and replaced by a brick building , which was then demolished to make way for the town centre development , or maybe because of decilne in attendance .

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Thanks for your input folks.

The marriage was solemnized at 'The Congregational Tabernacle, New School, Whalley Road, Accrington' ... 'according to the Rites and Cermonies of the Congregationalists by Licence'... both a Minister and a Registrar were present.
No mention of a church.

Just out of interest, what is the name of the church that has a schoolroom entrance on Malt Street? Is/was that a Methodist church?

Lizzy

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Many non conformist churches then (and some still now) weren't authorised to conduct weddings without a Registrar so the Minister will have conducted the service and the Registrar just dealt with the paperwork.