Bootle Primitive Methodist chapel

Bootle Primitive Methodism dates back to 1849.  The society first met in the house of a Mr Hughes, Mersey View, until in 1864 Sheridan Place chapel was acquired from the Wesleyans.  A new church in Queen’s Road was opened in 1884,

The 1883 Primitive Methodist magazine contains an account of the laying of the foundation stones for the new Primitive Methodist chapel at Bootle in the Liverpool Second circuit.  Sir W.P. Hartley, who was organist at Sheridan Place, was the prime mover, including the offer of £250 towards the  expected £2,600 cost.

Oddly, in a later 1883 edition of the Primitive Methodist magazine, there is a further note telling us that memorial stones have been laid for a new chapel in Bootle.

The 1884 Primitive Methodist magazine contains a note of the opening of the new Bootle Primitive Methodist chapel and school, together with other accommodation. The premises cost £2,721 of which they had raised half.

Reference

Handbook of the 104th Annual Primitive Methodist Conference 1923: Merseyside: Primitive Methodism on Merseyside

Primitive Methodist magazine 1883 page 571 and 700

Primitive Methodist magazine 1884 pages 315-316