Society records of the Methodist Church, York, Dringhouses Methodist Church

Baptism books, 1954-1968; records of Trustees, including meeting minute books, 1928-1976, Property Committee minutes, 1975-1988, and Trust financial records, 1954-1994; Leaders Meeting and Church Society meeting minute books, 1953-1979; financial records, including West Thorpe Methodist Church Society account books, 1959-1982, book listing amounts given in envelopes, 1955-1970, and collections journals, 1963-1995, general and property accounts, 1981-1994, accounts for organ fund donations, 1963-1970, and correspondence and financial statements concerning bequests for Methodist Church purposes, 1999-2002; property and church fabric papers, 1895-1990, including papers relating to the sale of the old chapel, 1954, and the building of the new chapel, 1951-1954; community roll, 1970, 1981, 1984-1985; pulpit notices, 1977-1978, 1981-1982; printed pamphlets, 1955-2004; service sheet for the opening of West Thorpe church, 1954; newspaper cuttings, 1959, [1984]; and photographs, [1950s]-1984.
Sunday School records, including committee and local youth council meeting minute books, 1953-1976, 1984-1986; Sunday School collections, 1961-1964; quarterly summary and journal, 1955-1969; admission registers and records, 1954-1984; registers for primary and beginner students, 1962-1971, juniors, 1962-1969, and seniors, 1962-1975; teachers’ rolls, 1955-1976.

A Methodist chapel was built at Dringhouses in 1834 on the corner of Slingsby Road and Tadcaster Road. It remained in use until 1890 when the larger Dringhouses Chapel was built on the same site.
The chapel was part of single York Circuit of the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion until 1867 when it was transferred to the new York, Wesley Circuit. The Primitive, Wesleyan and United Methodist Churches reunited in 1932 and in 1935 Dringhouses Chapel became part of the new enlarged York, Wesley Circuit of the Methodist Connexion.
The chapel was closed in 1954 and the congregation transferred to the new West Thorpe Chapel on West Thorpe Road.

West Thorpe Chapel opened on 17 July 1954, replacing Dringhouses Chapel which closed the same year and was subsequently sold. A new room was added in 1985 to accommodate the chapel Sunday School.
West Thorpe Chapel was part of the York, Wesley Circuit of the Methodist Connexion until 1981 when the Circuit joined with York, Centenary to form York, South Circuit. Since 2012 it has been part of the single York Circuit of the Methodist Connexion.

The archive includes the records of both Dringhouses Chapel and its successor West Thorpe Chapel.

Records are open to the public, subject to the overriding provisions of relevant legislation, including data protection laws. 24 hours' notice is required to access photographic material.

The archive was deposited at the Borthwick Institute at an unknown date. Further additions were made to the archive in 1992 and 2009.

A Methodist chapel was built at Dringhouses in 1834 on the corner of Slingsby Road and Tadcaster Road. It remained in use until 1890 when the larger Dringhouses Chapel was built on the same site.
The chapel was part of single York Circuit of the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion until 1867 when it was transferred to the new York, Wesley Circuit. The Primitive, Wesleyan and United Methodist Churches reunited in 1932 and in 1935 Dringhouses Chapel became part of the new enlarged York, Wesley Circuit of the Methodist Connexion.
The chapel was closed in 1954 and the congregation transferred to the new West Thorpe Chapel on West Thorpe Road.

West Thorpe Chapel opened on 17 July 1954, replacing Dringhouses Chapel which closed the same year and was subsequently sold. A new room was added in 1985 to accommodate the chapel Sunday School.
West Thorpe Chapel was part of the York, Wesley Circuit of the Methodist Connexion until 1981 when the Circuit joined with York, Centenary to form York, South Circuit. Since 2012 it has been part of the single York Circuit of the Methodist Connexion.

A typescript finding aid, to file level, is available for consultation in the searchroom of the Borthwick Institute. This includes all material received up to and including 2009.

Created by S. A. Shearn, 22.11.16.

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Further accruals are expected.

Circuit records for the York Circuit, the York, Wesley Circuit and the York, South Circuit of the Methodist Connexion are also deposited at the Borthwick Institute. The records of York Circuit are included in the records of York (New Street) Circuit (MRC/1).

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