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Rushden Echo, Friday, February 15, 1901, transcribed by Greville Watson
ANOTHER NEW CHAPEL FOR RUSHDEN
Last night an important meeting of the supporters of the Park-road Wesleyan Methodist Church was held under the presidency of the Rev.C.F.Groom, “to consult as to the best means of clearing off the debt of £400 on the Park-road premises, in order that the way may be cleared for the erection of a new church.” The Chairman stated that the present school-chapel and site, including land for a new chapel at the corner of Park-road and Griffith-street, cost £2500, the whole of which had been wiped off except £300 or £400, besides which the church had built and practically paid for the minister’s house. A discussion ensued as to the best means of raising the money, and the unanimous feeling of the meeting was that the time had now arrived to seriously consider the question of building a new church adjacent to the present school-chapel, the latter building to be utilized for Sunday school premises. It was decided to make special efforts to liquidate the remaining debt and to get funds in hand towards the proposed new chapel.
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Rushden Echo, Friday, May 24, 1901, transcribed by Greville Watson
A meeting was held in the Park-road Schoolroom on Monday night, the Rev.C.F.Groom presiding, when it was decided to take steps to clear the debt of £260 on the trust fund with a view to the erection of a new Wesleyan Methodist church adjoining the present school-chapel.
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Rushden Echo, Friday, June 21, 1901, transcribed by Greville Watson
A SPLENDID COLLECTION
At the Park-road Wesleyan Church, on Sunday, a special collection was taken towards liquidating the debt on the existing school-chapel, in order to prepare the way for the erection of a new chapel, and it realised the magnificent sum of £31 12s.
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Rushden Argus, Friday, January 30, 1903, transcribed by Greville Watson
A meeting of the Wesleyan Methodist Circuit trustees was held on Saturday last, at which the scheme for a new chapel in Park-road was fully discussed. It was decided to ask certain architects for sketch plans of a building suitable for the site adjacent to the present building, at a cost of about £4,000. If possible, provision is to be shown for at least 750 worshippers, with two vestries for adult classes, and a minister’s vestry. It is hoped to have the plans ready for approval at the May Synod, after which it is hoped that the scheme will be considered in the distribution allotted for chapel building from the Wesleyan Twentieth Century fund. It is an encouraging feature that the arrangements for raising the first thousand pounds of the cost are already well in hand.
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Article taken from Rushden Argus, Friday, 22 May 1903. Transcribed by Greville Watson.
PROPOSED NEW CHAPEL FOR RUSHDEN
On Thursday evening a social gathering was held at the Park Road Wesleyan Schoolroom, Rushden, for the purpose of rousing further interest in the projected new chapel, and organising means of raising the needed funds. The plans which have been prepared and accepted for a new building at the corner of Griffith Street and Park Road were exhibited and carefully examined.
The Rev R.B. Woodward presided, and said that £940 had been promised up to the present towards the building fund, of which sum £546 had already been paid into the bank.
Mr T. Watson gave an explanation of the plans. He said that the trustees wrote to five different architects and asked them if they would kindly send in competitive drawings. All agreed, and at the first meeting of the trustees three sets of plans were rejected; whilst at a subsequent meeting the plans of Mr J.J. Green were accepted. The trustees had stipulated for accommodation for not fewer than 790 adults, which practically meant a mixed congregation of about 900, and the cost was to be as near £4,000 as a maximum as possible. Extras, etc, were to bring up the amount to about £4,500. With regard to the style of the building in the selected plans, the Rev John Hornabrook, the secretary of the connexional Chapel Committee, had seen the drawings and had highly approved of them, stating that the styles are very pure Gothic. On the ground floor there is accommodation for 435 sittings whilst 270 worshippers could be seated in the gallery, which, with 28 in the choir made up a total of 733 adult sittings. At the entrance was a vestibule, from which two aisles led up the chapel. At the other end of the building were two transepts, with an aisle up the centre of each. There were five doors or entrances – two at the front, one to the left hand corner, one to the right hand corner under the tower and spire, and one from Griffith Street leading into the ladies’ parlour, men’s Bible Class room, minister’s vestry, etc. Inside the chapel, from the back seat to the pulpit the building was fifty-five feet long, the width at the entrance being 40 feet, while at the pulpit end the transepts gave an extra six feet on either side, making the width in that part 52 feet. At the rear was a minister’s vestry, 12 feet by 11 feet. There was also on the ground floor a ladies’ parlour 26 feet long by 19 feet wide, with a small room 10 feet by six feet to be used for making tea, etc. Over the ladies’ parlour was the room for the men’s Bible Class, that also being 26 feet by 19, each of these rooms having a splendid bay window fronting Griffith Street. These rooms would accommodate 50 or 60 persons each. With regard to the outside appearance of the chapel, the elevations and perspective drawings gave a really splendid appearance. At the corner nearest the junction of Park Road and Griffith Street was a square tower, surmounted by a small but elegant spire. With regard to question of acoustics, there was no reason to doubt that the acoustic properties would be excellent. (Applause.)
The Rev D. Pughe gave an encouraging address, and refreshments were then handed round, and collecting books distributed.
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Rushden Echo, Friday, January 22, 1904, transcribed by Greville Watson
NEW WESLEYAN CHURCH AT RUSHDEN
Tenders for the Building
Tenders have been received for the new Wesleyan Methodist Church, Rushden, which is to be erected on the site adjacent to the present school-chapel. The site has frontages in Park-road and Griffith-street, and the main entrance will be in Park-road. The ladies’ parlour and Adult Bible Class room will be approached from Griffith-street.
The following are the tenders:-
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Portland
Stone Dressings
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Weldon A1
Stone Dressings
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Church
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Wall
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Church
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| Whittington & Tomlin, Rushden |
6029 |
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0
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235 |
0
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0
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5279 |
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0
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200 |
0
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0
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| T.Swindall, Rushden |
5996 |
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0
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188 |
10
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0
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5290 |
0
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0
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144 |
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0
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| Kettering Co-operative Builders, Ltd. |
5954 |
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0
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195 |
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0
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5259 |
0
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0
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155 |
9
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| C.E.Bayes, Rushden |
5928 |
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0
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205 |
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0
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5128 |
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0
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165 |
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0
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| Geo.Henson, Wellingborough |
5860 |
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0
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188 |
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5145 |
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145 |
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| Simmons & Freeman, Oundle |
5850 |
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193 |
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5188 |
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158 |
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| A.J.Chown, Northampton |
5758 |
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175 |
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5000 |
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133 |
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| Goodman & Murkett, Wellingborough |
5746 |
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0
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181 |
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4996 |
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0
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143 |
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| E.Brown & Son, Wellingborough |
5627 |
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0
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187 |
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4877 |
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149 |
10
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| Hacksley Bros., Northampton |
5567 |
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0
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179 |
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4795 |
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0
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143 |
5
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| E.Haycock, Great Glenn |
5400 |
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0
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185 |
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4900 |
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155 |
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| R.Marriott, Rushden |
5249 |
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178 |
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4714 |
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143 |
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| Tanner Bros., Raunds |
5440 |
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0
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181 |
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0
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4700 |
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0
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138 |
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The tender of Mr.Robt.Marriott, of Rushden, was accepted.
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Rushden Echo, Friday, July 1, 1904, transcribed by Greville Watson
RUSHDEN URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL (Extract)
Telegraph Posts
The Chairman read a letter received from Mr.Thomas Watson, the secretary of the building scheme for the new Wesleyan Methodist Church in Park-road, calling attention to the telegraph post recently erected at the corner of Park Road and Griffith Street, which, he stated, would completely spoil the appearance of the building, and asking the Council if they could take any steps to have the matter remedied.
The Committee agreed that the pole in its present position was most unsightly, and were prepared to do anything in their power to have it removed to a more convenient spot. A small committee, consisting of the Chairman, and Messrs. Knight and Skinner, were appointed to consider what could be done.
Referring to the telegraph pole at the corner of Park-road and Griffith-street, the Chairman said the sub-committee met the same night they were appointed, and eventually agreed with the Post Office engineer to remove the post to a spot near Mr.Tailby's house, entirely out of the way of the footpath. The cost of the alteration would be borne by the Wesleyan trustees.
The report was adopted.
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