Society records of the Methodist Church, Stockton on the Forest Methodist Chapel

Records of Trustees, including Treasurer's account book, 1828-1956, and file of correspondence about the trust deed and the appointment of new trustees, 1900-1902; collection journal, 1922-1931; file of correspondence about the sale of the old chapel, 1961-1966; Sunday School teachers' meeting minute book, 1922-1932.

The earliest reference to a Wesleyan Methodist chapel in Stockton on the Forest was in 1826 when Thomas and Susannah Wilkinson gifted two ground floor rooms at the rear of Stockton House for use as a meeting house or chapel for Methodist services, with a schoolroom attached.
A new chapel was built in the village c.1960 and the church was given permission to sell the old chapel rooms.
Originally part of the single York Circuit of the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion, Stockton Chapel joined York, New Street Circuit (later renamed Clifton Circuit) in 1867. Following the unification of the Primitive, Wesleyan and United Methodist Churches in 1932, it continued as part of the York, Clifton Circuit of what was now a unified Methodist Connexion. In 1957 it became part of York, Clifton & Monkgate Circuit and from 1972 it was part of York, North Circuit.
The new chapel was later substantially rebuilt but was closed in 2010.

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The archive was deposited at the Borthwick Institute in the 1980s.

The earliest reference to a Wesleyan Methodist chapel in Stockton on the Forest was in 1826 when Thomas and Susannah Wilkinson gifted two ground floor rooms at the rear of Stockton House for use as a meeting house or chapel for Methodist services, with a schoolroom attached.
A new chapel was built in the village c.1960 and the church was given permission to sell the old chapel rooms.
Originally part of the single York Circuit of the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion, Stockton Chapel joined York, New Street Circuit (later renamed Clifton Circuit) in 1867. Following the unification of the Primitive, Wesleyan and United Methodist Churches in 1932, it continued as part of the York, Clifton Circuit of what was now a unified Methodist Connexion. In 1957 it became part of York, Clifton & Monkgate Circuit and from 1972 it was part of York, North Circuit.
The new chapel was later substantially rebuilt but was closed in 2010.

A typescript finding aid, to file level, is available for consultation in the searchroom of the Borthwick Institute.

Created by S. A. Shearn, 28.11.16.

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Further accruals are not expected.

Circuit records for the York Circuit and York, New Street (renamed Clifton Circuit) of the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion and the York, Clifton; York, Clifton & Monkgate; and York, North Circuits of the Methodist Connexion are also deposited at the Borthwick Institute. These all form a single archive: Circuit records of the Methodist Connexion, York (New Street) Circuit (MRC/1).

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