Halifax Boothtown Primitive Methodist chapel c.1866

Boothtown Primitive Methodist chapel in the Halifax circuit was the eighth chapel to be built in the area in two years. It was not straightforward:  someone walked off with £20 from the funds raised; one of trustees was a noted sinner; there was slander.  However, in the end the money then came from a young man who had just inherited a fortune. The story is outlined by J Simpson in the Primitive Methodist magazine (where the location is spelled Booth Town).

John Sutcliffe laid the foundation stone. Preachers included  Messrs Parrott, Dodgson, and J Simpson: fundraisers included Mrs Sutcliffe and Mrs Hartley.

You can read about a later chapel here.

Reference

Primitive Methodist magazine July 1866 435-436