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D3881 - Hope Woodlands Methodist Chapel - 1868-2017

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D3881
Title	Hope Woodlands Methodist Chapel
Date	1868-2017
Description	Accounts (various) 1868-2007, Church Council minutes 1996-2007, Quinquennial inspections reports 1997-2017, Orders of service 2007-2018 (2 items), Class leaders' books 1868-1928, Other
Extent	5 volumes, 5 files
Level	Fonds
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Archive Creator	Hope Woodlands Methodist Chapel
Administrative History	There 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 History	The records were deposited with Derbyshire Record Office by the Peak Methodist Circuit at in December 1993, June 2010, September 2019, September 2021 and July 2025.
Arrangement	Accounts D3881/1 Building and maintenance D3881/2 Receipts and expenditure D3881/3 Stewards books D3881/9 Property accounts Other records D3881/4 Class leaders' books D3881/5 Woodlands Lovefeast D3881/6-7 Orders of service D3881/8 Quinquennial Inspection Reports D3881/10 Church Council minutes
Organisation Sub-Type	Methodist Churches/Chapels
Related Material	Further information on the chapel may be found among the circuit records held under reference D1877
Term	Methodists
Archivist Note	Revised March 2008, MOS Updated 3 June 2010, PB. Updated and revised to ISAD(G) 1 August 2025, BS.