The 1877 Primitive Methodist magazine records the laying of the memorial stones for a new Primitive Methodist chapel at Folkestone. We are told nothing more.
The 1878 Primitive Methodist magazine contains a note of the opening of a new Primitive Methodist chapel at “the popular Kentish watering place of Folkestone”. It would accommodate 500 and there were vestries and a schoolroom in the basement. It cost over £2,000 and over £1,000 remained as a debt.
Where was this chapel and what happened to it?
Reference
Primitive Methodist magazine 1877 page 699
Primitive Methodist magazine 1878 page 571
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From the ‘Folkestone Express’ of Saturday 6 June 1896, my g-grandfather James Bridgland had his funeral at this Chapel “on Friday last”. “He had been connected with the church for about 20 years, was a trustee, Sunday school secretary, and a most earnest worker”. He had a shop at 133 Dover Road, which was continued by widow & son for some time. I have a photo of this, but sadly not of him.
Thanks for the additional information Malcolm. I’ve added the location map.
The Chapel was in Dover Street (now Harbour Way) It had closed by 1933 and became the Gordon Club for Boys and then Band of Hope in 1953. It was derelict by 1973 and subsequently demolished.
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