Monument record 7063/1 - Former New Connexion Methodist Chapel in Aldford

This is the site of a former New Connexion Methodist Chapel that opened in 1883 in the village of Aldford; the chapel was closed by 1891 and was subsequently re-built on a different site (1).

The Tithe Map for Aldford of 1840 states that a chapel occupied this plot (2). First edition OS Map of 1874 shows a Methodist Chapel (New Connexion) at this location (3), however this is not present on the subsequent second edition OS Map (4).

It is clear from the historic mapping that a chapel has been at this location from around 1840 (5).

<1> Smithson, A.M., 2010, 'An Army of Ordinary People': religious Nonconformism in Chester and South-West Cheshire 18th-20th Centuries, Appendix A (Unpublished Report). SCH6834.

<2> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 9/2 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ4259 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ4259 (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

<5> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Nash, Jonathan, 14/8/2012 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.