Papers relating to the mission chapel, including list of subscribers and building accounts, 1972-1973; treasurer's account book, 1873-1911; annual balance sheets, 1903-1909; report of the Sunday School, 1897; papers relating to the sale of the chapel, 1910.
Society records of the Methodist Church, York, Wilton Street Mission
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- Dates of Creation1872-1911
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description0.01 cubic metres
1 box
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Administrative / Biographical History
York, Wilton Street Mission opened c.1872. It was built, in part, to house the Methodist Young Men's Class established in Holgate in 1862, which had outgrown its present site.
The new Mission could accommodate 172 people and remained in use until 1910 when the new Holgate Wesleyan Methodist Chapel was built. It was subsequently sold to the Railwaymen's Mission and was later used by the Salvation Army.
The chapel was part of the York, Wesley Circuit of the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion.
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Note
York, Wilton Street Mission opened c.1872. It was built, in part, to house the Methodist Young Men's Class established in Holgate in 1862, which had outgrown its present site.
The new Mission could accommodate 172 people and remained in use until 1910 when the new Holgate Wesleyan Methodist Chapel was built. It was subsequently sold to the Railwaymen's Mission and was later used by the Salvation Army.
The chapel was part of the York, Wesley Circuit of the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion.
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Archivist's Note
Created by S. A. Shearn, 23.11.16.
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