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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D3881
TitleHope Woodlands Methodist Chapel
Date1868-2007
LevelFonds
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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Archive CreatorHope Woodlands Methodist Chapel
Administrative HistoryThere is a long-standing tradition of non-conformity in the Woodlands area in Hope dating back to the reign of Charles II. The Wesleyan Methodists had a strong presence from the early period of Methodist history. A Wesleyan Chapel was built near Alport Bridge in the Woodlands valley in the parish of Hope in 1868, the site being given by the Duke of Devonshire who also me the cost of its erection. The chapel was originally in the Bradwell Wesleyan Circuit

A special service was held every first Sunday in July and known as the Woodlands Lovefeast. It was held by the Wesleyan Methodists at the Lovefeast Barn at Alport Castles Farm
Custodial HistoryThe records were deposited by the Peak Methodist Circuit at various dates between March 1978 and September 2019.
Organisation Sub-TypeMethodist Churches/Chapels
Related MaterialFurther information on the chapel may be found among the circuit records held under reference D1877
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Hope Woodlands 
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