Garesfield Primitive Methodist chapel

The 1884 Primitive Methodist magazine tells us they were starting work on  a new Primitive Methodist chapel at Garesfield in the White le Head station.

The 1896 Ordnance Survey map shows a Primitive Methodist chapel in a small community  just south of Victoria Garesfield colliery, by Victoria Terrace. By the 1919 map a Sunday school has been added in front of the chapel. It is still there in 1946

Street View is not brave enough to venture there. Is there any evidence of the chapel – or of its small community?

Reference

Primitive Methodist magazine 1884 page 635

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  • Brave enough to venture there.

    Located at NZ14581 57889

    Almost the entire village, including the PM chapel have gone, a common occurrence once the pit the village was built next to closed down. Just scrubland today.

    The colliery closed shortly after 1961

    By John Walley (05/03/2023)

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