1859

The Church building was built in 1859. Below shows the original building (partly hidden behind the haystack) as it was in 1859 with a picture taken in 2009 for comparison. The picture is taken from further up the Skull house lane incline. There are no windows in the sides. The surrounding farm was the Dawber Delph farm.

The Church building as it was in 1859

Below is a picture of the pulpit as in 1859. The Chapel entrance opened directly onto the road.

inside of the building as it was in 1859

In 1886 a porch was added on the north end, and altered again in 1906. Around this time windows where added to the sides, an extension added to the south end and a vestry and kitchen extension added to the west side. The pulpit and handrails seen in the 1859 picture above where moved back into the new south end extension, where they can be seen, and are in continuous use today. In 1923 an organ and organ tower were installed.

1959

Below shows the outside of the building after all the extensions, showing the east wall.

Outside, post 1920

Below a picture of the inside, at the same time as the previous picture. This shows the extensions built on the south end.

Inside, post 1920

1971

In 1971 a hall was added onto the east side to provide a sports hall to support the various Church groups.

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1988

The south side extensions started to crack away from the original building, causing the roof to collapse. The east wall was partially dismantled and rebuilt and a new roof installed.

2008

This shows the present building.

Outside, post 1980

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Inside, post 1980

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