CHURCHES AND CHAPELS

 



 Census of Religious Worship (1851)
 
    Returns from Cradley churches and chapels for the "Census of Religious Worship" of 1851  ... read on   
 

 Park Lane Unitarian Chapel
 
    Today's Park Lane Unitarian Chapel in Netherend, Cradley traces its roots to a Presbyterian Meeting House built in Pensnett in 1704  ... read on     
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Click to open Park Lane Unitarian Chapel
  
 

 St Peter's
 
    “Thou art Peter, and upon this Rock I will build my Church”  ... read on     
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 A visit to the bell tower of St Peter's Church
 
    Nigel Brown reports on his visit to the bell tower of St Peter's Church  ... read on     
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Click to open A visit to the bell tower of St Peter's Church
  
 

 Cradley Parish Magazine (1897)
 
    In the January 1897 edition of the Cradley Parish Magazine, the Rev. R.H. Edmondson wrote of 60 years of Queen Victoria's reign, New Year's resolutions, the Cradley Penny Bank, and a sad funeral.  ... read on     
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 Cradley Parish Magazine (1925)
 
    The December 1925 edition of the Cradley Parish Magazine was, according to the Vicar (the Rev. W. S. Cooper), a “Ladies’ Number”, and covered matters from Queen Alexandra’s recent death to the success of the tea parties given by the Ladies' Work Party  ... read on     
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Click to open Cradley Parish Magazine (1925)
  
 

 Cradley Parish Magazine (1940)
 
    It is April, 1940, and England is once again at war with Germany.

The nation is preparing for an imminent invasion, but soon the Battle of Britain will be fought and won over the skies of England.

Meanwhile, in Cradley, the Vicar of St. Peter's (the Rev. Robert W. Yaxley) is gravely concerned. The Parochial Tea and Entertainment has shown a profit of £17 2s., and the congregation at the Good Friday devotion between two and three o‘clock was as large as usual, but he has been "... drawn to the inevitable conclusion that it would have been to hear some pleasant singing, and not for any real desire to worship."  ... read on
     
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Click to open Cradley Parish Magazine (1940)
  
 

 Cradley Wesleyan Sunday School Centenary (1925)
 
    In 1925 the Wesleyan Methodist Society in Cradley celebrated the 100th anniversary of its Sunday School with the publication of a booklet setting out the Society's past and present history. We present a transcription of that booklet, together with a downloadable version in PDF format.  ... read on     
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Click to open Cradley Wesleyan Sunday School Centenary (1925)
  
 

 Cradley Trinity Methodist Church Sunday School Souvenir Booklet (1965)
 
    Published in 1965 by Trinity Methodist Church (formerly the Wesleyan Methodist Church, today almagamated with the Overend Methodist Mission), this Sunday School Souvenir booklet includes reminiscences of Cradley personalities of the 1870's and 1920's  ... read on     
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Click to open Cradley Trinity Methodist Church Sunday School Souvenir Booklet (1965)
  
 

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