Society records of the Methodist Church, Claxton Primitive Methodist Chapel

Trustees' Treasurer's accounts, 1851-1934, with notes of Trustees' meetings, 1875, 1895.
Unlisted material.

A Primitive Methodist chapel was built on Main Street, Claxton, in 1850. It was part of the York Circuit of the Primitive Methodist Connexion until 1883, when the Circuit was divided into two. Thereafter the chapel was part of the York, First Circuit of the Primitive Methodist Connexion (renamed the York, Monkgate Circuit from 1903).
It remained in use after the unification of the Primitive, Wesleyan and United Methodist churches into a single Methodist Church of Great Britain in 1932 and would appear to have replaced Claxton Wesleyan Chapel as the village's main Methodist place of worship. The chapel was extended in 1961 and again in 1985.
It is unclear which Circuit the chapel belonged to after the unification of the Primitive, Wesleyan and United Methodist churches in 1932. A Claxton Chapel was certainly part of Clifton & Monkgate Circuit until 1972 and then part of York, North Circuit until 2007.
The chapel was closed on 12 December 2007 and was later converted into a private residence.

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A Primitive Methodist chapel was built on Main Street, Claxton, in 1850. It was part of the York Circuit of the Primitive Methodist Connexion until 1883, when the Circuit was divided into two. Thereafter the chapel was part of the York, First Circuit of the Primitive Methodist Connexion (renamed the York, Monkgate Circuit from 1903).
It remained in use after the unification of the Primitive, Wesleyan and United Methodist churches into a single Methodist Church of Great Britain in 1932 and would appear to have replaced Claxton Wesleyan Chapel as the village's main Methodist place of worship. The chapel was extended in 1961 and again in 1985.
It is unclear which Circuit the chapel belonged to after the unification of the Primitive, Wesleyan and United Methodist churches in 1932. A Claxton Chapel was certainly part of Clifton & Monkgate Circuit until 1972 and then part of York, North Circuit until 2007.
The chapel was closed on 12 December 2007 and was later converted into a private residence.

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Created by S. A. Shearn, 08.11.16.

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Circuit records for the York Circuit and York, Monkgate (previously York First) Circuit of the Primitive Methodist Connexion, as well as the York, North Circuit of the Methodist Connexion are also deposited at the Borthwick Institute. The records for the first three Circuits form a single archive: Circuit records of the Methodist Connexion, York (Monkgate) Circuit. The records of York, North Circuit (known as York, Clifton and Monkgate between 1957 and 1974) can be found in the Records of the Methodist Church, York (New Street) Circuit.

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