Lidlington Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Bedfordshire
The 1851 Religious Census return for Lidlington Wesleyan Methodist Chapel made by John Dennis, Steward notes that the building was erected in 1805 and had 148 Free sittings and 55 Other. The congregations that day, 30 March were:
Afternoon | Evening | |
General Congregation | 111 | 180 |
Sunday Scholars | 39 | |
Total | 150 | 180 |
Whilst the average congregations for the preceding 12 months were:
Afternoon | Evening | |
General Congregation | 100 | 150 |
Sunday Scholars | 36 | 20 |
Total | 136 | 170 |
The Wesleyan Chapel in High Street, Lidlington was registered for worship on 17 February 1854 by William Henry Clarkson, 4 Harpur Street, Bedford, superintendent minister. In 1875, Lidlington became one of the founding chapels in the new Ampthill Wesleyan Methodist Circuit.
The Wesleyan Methodist Historic Roll records the generosity of 25 people connected with Lidlington Chapel who contributed a guinea to the Wesleyan Methodist Twentieth Century Fund.
The former Wesleyan and Primitive congregations in Lidlington merged in 1957. Worship was then held in the former Primitive Methodist chapel and the registration for worship in the High Street chapel cancelled on 29 December 1961.
Sources and References:
Bedfordshire Chapels and Meeting Houses: Official Registration 1672-1901 Volume 75 Bedfordshire Historical Record Society – Edited by Edwin Welch
The Ecclesiastical Census, Bedfordshire, March 1851 Volume 54 Bedfordshire Historical Record Society – Edited by DW Bushby
Lidlington – A Historical Guide through the Bedfordshire Village of Lidlington AD275-1997
Bedford and Ampthill Wesleyan Methodist Circuits Historic Roll 1899-1904 published by The Eureka Partnership
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