| Administrative History | The Methodist church of White Knowle is the mother church to that of Chinley. Methodism was brought to this area by the Rev. David Taylor. Services were first held in cottages until the chapel was built in 1809.
In the early years, those who wanted to attend Sunday School went to Hayfield or Chapel-en-le-Frith. In 1833, Ralph Harrison began a Sunday School in his own home, 'Ausworth House', New Smithy. He built a new Sunday School in 1858 at his own expense, and a few years later a Day School was added to the same building. The School was enlarged in 1868.
When the Midland Railway Company extended their line, the School was demolished to make way for the railway and a new one built at Four Lane Ends in 1904.
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| Custodial History | These records were deposited in Derbyshire Record Office and re-accessioned from D6237 in August 2005. |