Melverley Primitive Methodist Chapel Shropshire

Christian witness began in Melverlely in the open air. The foundation stone for this small rural chapel was laid on August 1st 1865. It is still used for worship today May 2012.

Elaine and Richard Pearce May 2012
Elaine and Richard Pearce May 2012
Elaine and Richard Pearce May 2012
Melverley Primitive Methodist Chapel
Linda Robertson

The land for this chapel was the corner of a farmer’s field known as “the Stack Yard”. Edward Jones occupied New House Farm but the land was purchased from the Hilditch family.

There is an interesting story about a Mrs Winifred Brown who died in 1924. She owned a “Carrier’s Cart” which she took from Melverley to Oswestry and Shrewsbury on market days. As a member of the Melverley Society, when the chapel was being built, she promised to help. She agreed to donate every 3d piece she took on the cart to the building fund. When the day arrived for her to hand over the money she carried £5 0s 0d in 3d pieces in her apron. She told the society that she could not really afford to give the the 400 little silver 3d pieces to the new chapel but as she had promised she would not go back on her word. When she died she left £5 0s 0d in her will to buy paraffin lamps for the chapel.

Photos taken May 2012

OS Map ref:126:SK329182

Additional information: from the Primitive Methodist magazine for November 1866  (pages 690-691) (CH)

The land from Mr Hilditch cost £20 and the foundation stones were laid on August 1st 1865 by J Evans (Chirk), Mrs Parry (Knockin) and Mrs & Mr Green (also of Knockin), They also gave donations. Speakers at the opening on December 10th 1865 included  T Bateman and J Evans. Edward Parry wrote the account.

 

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  • Shropshire Archives:

    Ref. XNMB133: Melverley PM Chapel, collection of documents.

    By Raymond E.O.Ella (07/06/2018)
  • The Melverley PM Chapel was on the Sales Property Market, year 2016.

    Shropshire Archives:

    Ref. HER Number (PPN): 14281: Primitive Methodist Chapel Melverley with colour photographs and short history.

    Ref. PH/M/7 to 8: black & white photographs of Melverley PM Chapel, 13th May 1990. 

    The PM Chapel was part of the Oswestry Primitive Methodist Circuit, Documents Ref. XNMA13, then part of Llanymynech Primitive Methodist Circuit, Documents Ref. XNMA4. 

     

    By Raymond E.O.Ella (27/03/2018)
  • Melverley PM Chapel on sale by public auction, 2016.

    By Raymond E.O.Ella (27/03/2018)
  • Another picture of this chapel can be viewed by following the link to Shropshire’s Nonconformist Chapels. Current information about the chapel can be seen on the Shropshire and Marches Methodist Circuit website.

    By Geoff Dickinson (17/12/2013)

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