| COLNE | ~ Including Cotton Tree, Laneshaw Bridge, Primet & Waterside. Formerly a Chapelry in the Parish of Whalley |
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INDEX TO COLNE CHURCHES, CHAPELS & BURIAL GROUNDS
| Bookmark | Establishment and Location |
| Church of England | |
| COL.CE.01 | Christ Church, Bent Lane, Keighley Road |
| COL.CE.02 | Holy Trinity, Burnley Road (Primet) |
| COL.CE.03 | St.Bartholomew (Parish Church), Church Street, Colne |
| COL.CE.04 | St.Andrews Mission, Carriers Row, Laneshaw Bridge |
| COL.CE.05 | St.James Mission, Waterside |
| Roman Catholic | |
| COL.RC.01 | Sacred Heart, Derby Street / Queen Street |
| Nonconformist | |
| COL.Bap.01 | Baptist Chapel / Zion, Windy Bank / Colne Lane / Keighley Road / Robert Street |
| COL.Con.01 | Dockray Street Chapel, Dockray Square / Dockray Street |
| COL.Ing.01 | Inghamite Chapel, Keighley Road / West Street .. off Colne Lane |
| COL.Ing.02 | Inghamite School Chapel, Cotton Tree Lane |
| COL.IM.01 | Providence / The Gables, (Waterside) / Albert Road |
| COL.IM.02 | Mission, Blucher Street |
| COL.IM.03 | Bethel, Burnley Road (two chapels) (Primet) |
| COL.JW.01 | Kingdom Hall, Cotton Tree Lane / Windy Bank |
| COL.Kil.01 | Ebenezer Kilhamite Chapel, Skipton Road |
| COL.M.01 | St.Johns Methodist Church, Albert Road |
| COL.Mor.01 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints |
| COL.Naz.01 | Nazarene, West Street / Lord Street |
| COL.Pen.01 | Elim - New Life Christian Centre, Swan Croft / West Street |
| COL.PM.01 | Ebenezer Primitive Methodist, Skipton Road |
| COL.PM.02 | Primet Bridge Methodist Chapel, Bolton Street (Bunkers Hill) |
| COL.PM.03 | Laneshaw Bridge Primitive Methodist Chapel, Carriers Row |
| COL.SA.01 | Salvation Army Meeting Hall, Swan Croft / Market Place |
| COL.Spi.01 | Spiritualist, Cloth Hall / Spring Lane |
| COL.UM.01 | Mount Zion, Exchange Street |
| COL.Uni.01 | Unitarian Church, Stanley Street / Byron Road Community Centre |
| COL.WM.01 | Wesley Chapel, Chapel Fold, Colne Lane / Albert Road |
| COL.WM.02 | Providence, Black Lane Ends, Skipton Old Road |
| COL.WM.03 | Chapel, Collingwood Street (Primet) |
| COL.WM.04 | Langroyd Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Langroyd Road |
| COL.WM.05 | Garritt Chapel (Laneshaw Bridge Wesleyan Chapel), Keighley Road |
| COL.WM.06 | Cotton Tree Methodist Chapel, Cotton Tree Lane |
| All Denominations | |
| COL.PC.01 | Public Cemetery, Keighley Road |
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| For the history of Colne see - | |
| 'Annals of Colne' by James Carr (1878) | |
| 'Memories of Colne in 1850' by Margaret Jane Cryer (1910) | |
| 'Colne As It Was' by Wilfred Spencer (1971) | |
| 'Another Look at Colne' by Wilfred Spencer (1972) - Includes churches & chapels | |
| 'Old Colne' by John Bentley (1986) | |
| 'The History of Colne' by Pendle Heritage Centre (1988) | |
| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.CE.01 |
| Map references : | OS SD 908405 |
| Name : | Christ Church |
| Denomination : | Church of England |
| Address : | Bent Lane / Keighley Road, Colne |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| C 1836-1936, M 1839-1989, B 1836-1975, C 1836-1900, M 1839-1900, on IGI for Lancashire |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| C 1836-1900 Banns, M 1839-1900, B 1836-1900, at Burnley, Colne & Nelson Libraries |
| Graveyard |
| Medium size |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| Transcribed in 1975 |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| Colne Library |
| Brief History |
| 1836 Church built 1851 Religious Census = Built in 1836 Bent Lane, Colne see 'Colne Christ Church - Souvenir Handbook 1836-1936' (1936) |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.CE.02 |
| Map references : | OS SD 877393 |
| Name : | Holy Trinity |
| Denomination : | Church of England |
| Address : | Burnley Road, Colne (Primet) |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| C 1909-1926, M 1913-1963 |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| C 1897-1900, at Colne & Nelson Libraries |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| Mission hut near Primet Bridge next to Kings Café 1878 Mission in Green Lane (became Knotts Lane) 1912 School Chapel built in Knotts Lane 1932 ? New church built on Burnley Road, old building used as Sunday School see 'Church of Holy Trinity, Colne. Olde English bazaar, Nov.1913' .. Includes brief historical notes & portraits of church officials (1913) see 'Holy Trinity, Primet Bridge, Colne Grand bazaar, Feb.1905' .. Includes a history of the 1878 church (1905) also 'Seventy years of service: being a brief history of the Parish of Holy Trinity, Colne, Lancashire' |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.CE.03 |
| Map references : | OS SD 888402 |
| Name : | St.Bartholomew (Parish Church) |
| Denomination : | Church of England |
| Address : | Church Street, Colne |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| C 1599-1991, M 1599-1987, B 1599-1915 + MIs |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers in various forms - dates covered |
| C 1599-1900, M 1599-1900, B 1599-1899, at Burnley, Colne & Nelson Libraries M 1813-1837, Index at Colne & Nelson Libraries C 1599-1653, M 1599-1653, B 1599-1653, see LPRS Volume 17 C 1599-1900 M 1599-1862 on IGI for Lancashire Banns 1754-1768, 1805-1812, 1869-1900 at Burnley Library |
| Graveyard |
| Small, closed about 1860 except for burials in existing graves Public Cemetery opened on Keighley Road (COL.PC.01) |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| Transcribed in 1982 - 318 headstones |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| Burnley, Colne & Nelson Libraries |
| Brief History |
| 1122 In existence at this time, a Chapelry in the parish of Whalley (Included
Barrowford, Foulridge, Trawden Forest, Great & Little Marsden 1515 Enlarged 1851 Religious Census = built before 1800 - ancient parochial Chapel of Colne 1858 Enlarged 1891 Enlarged see 'Colne Parish Church, dedication of new organ, 1909' (1909) .. Includes historical notes see 'Colne Parish Church, a grand bazaar 19-21.Nov.1925' (1925) .. Includes historical notes also 'Colne Parish Records, Lecture, 1921' by S P Duval and 'Colne Parish Church, County of Lancaster' by J Ross MacVicar, 5th edition (1966) |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.CE.04 |
| Map references : | OS SD 923406 |
| Name : | St.Andrew Mission Church |
| Denomination : | Church of England |
| Address : | Carriers Row, Laneshaw Bridge, Colne |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| none |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| 1836 A mission from Christ Church, Colne (COL.CE.01)
set up before this date with seating for 250 see 'Christ Church, Colne, souvenir handbook 1836-1936' (1936) |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.CE.05 |
| Map references : | OS SD 888397 |
| Name : | St.James |
| Denomination : | Church of England |
| Address : | Colne .. near Fountain Street (Waterside) |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| none |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| 1840 Built in the 1840s as a Mission from St.Bartholomew's Colne (COL.CE.03) The National School also used the building 1851 Religious Census = (?) 1920 Still in use ? Demolished |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.RC.01 |
| Map references : | a - OS SD 885405 b - OS SD 882399 |
| Name : | Sacred Heart .. now part of the Integrated Parish of the Good Shepherd including Holy Saviour, Nelson (NEL.RC.01) and St.Peter & St.Paul, Barrowford (BAR.RC.01) |
| Denomination : | Roman Catholic |
| Address : | a - Derby Street, Colne b - Queen Street, Colne |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| C 1871-1898, M 1889-1941 C 1908-1941, M 1947-1954 C 1947-1961, M 1961-1962 |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| 1850 (Where?) (Census - 478.3 ED.4D page 23) 1851 Religious Census = Catholic Chapel opened 5.May.1850 also used as Sunday School 1888 Chapel opened in Derby Street 1897 Chapel built in Queen Street St.Ursula at Cotton Tree (TRA.RC.01) served from here see 'Recollections of a Colne jubilarian cleric, May.1915 to Nov.1949, an octogenarians tribute of thanksgivng' by John Aspinall .. History & description of Sacred Heart RC Church also 'The second spring: 50 years of Catholic revival in Colne 1871-1921' by Kenneth Durkin and Mary Mulligan (1986) ISBN 09511 90016 / ISBN 09511 90008 |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.Bap.01 | |
| Map references : | a - b - OS SD 891399 c - OS SD 892401 |
d - OS SD 893401 e - OS SD 893402 |
| Name : | a - Preaching House b - Chapel c - Zion |
d - Trinity e - Trinity Baptist Church |
| Denomination : | Baptist (Particular) | |
| Address : | a - Windy Bank b - Colne Lane c - (East Parade) |
d - Keighley Road e - Robert Street |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| C 1776-1836 |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| C 1778-1836, on IGI for Lancashire |
| Graveyard |
| Small burial ground on Colne Lane used by the Baptists from 1788-1826 |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| Transcribed - 10 headstones |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| Colne & Nelson Library |
| Brief History |
| 1767 Used upper room near Old Court House behind Market Street 1767 Preaching House off Windy Bank in Back Market Street known as Back Side 1788 Small Chapel built at junction of Colne Lane and West Street off Nailors Croft 1826 Chapel sold to the Inghamites 1826 Zion Chapel built on East Parade .. now called Keighley Road 1851 Religious Census = Sion (sic) Chapel, East End Colne, Particular Baptist erected 1826 1882 Zion closed 1883 Trinity opened next to Zion with a Sunday School behind it on Robert Street 1907 Mission chapel opened in Albert Road but closed down in 1914 1907 Trinity Chapel extended 1907 Old Chapel in Colne Lane demolished 1970 A new church erected in the Sunday School as Trinity had become unsafe 1985 Trinity Chapel demolished |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.Con.01 |
| Map references : | a - OS SD 892402 b - OS SD 892402 |
| Name : | Dockray Street Chapel |
| Denomination : | Congregational / Independent |
| Address : | a - Dockray Square, Colne b - Dockray Street, Colne |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| C 1811-1976, M 1863-1874, B 1832-1860 M 1925-1965 |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| C 1806-1837, Colne Library C 1810-1837, on IGI for Lancashire |
| Graveyard |
| Colne Library forecourt built on the site |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| 1807 Founded in Colne 1810 Chapel built in Dockray Square 1851 Religious Census = Independent or Congregational Chapel erected 1811 1879 New chapel built next to the old one on Dockray Street, opposite the fire station The old chapel was now used as a Sunday School 1897 Old chapel (Sunday School) building pulled down and a new Sunday School built see Nelson Library Newspaper Index 1970 Chapel demolished - now a car park 1972 The new Colne Library was built on the site of the first chapel |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.Ing.01 |
| Map references : | a - OS SD 896402 b - OS SD 891399 |
| Name : | a - Chapel b - Colne Lane Chapel |
| Denomination : | Inghamite |
| Address : | a - Keighley Road, Colne b - West Street, Colne .. off Colne Lane |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| C 1827-1924, M 1872-1910, note: Christenings indexed (in error) under Trawden, Winewall |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| C 1826-1837, Burial Certificates (197), from 13.Aug.1837 to 20.Feb.1875 at Colne Library |
| Graveyard |
| Small and overgrown, one obelisk and some flat stones. Used by the Baptist 1788-1826 |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| Transcribed - 10 headstones |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| Colne & Nelson Libraries |
| Brief History |
| 1743 Rev.Benjamin Ingham first preached at Dye House in Red Lane, Colne 1788 There was a small chapel on Keighley Road near the present cemetery 1826 The Inghamites bought Colne Lane Chapel from the Baptists 1851 Religious Census = built in 1788 by Baptists - taken over in 1826 1907 Colne Lane Chapel demolished 1908 A new chapel was built on the site see 'Colne Lane Inghamite Chapel, 1788-1907' by Colne Lane Chapel, Colne (1908) |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.Ing.02 |
| Map references : | - |
| Name : | School Chapel |
| Denomination : | Inghamite |
| Address : | Cotton Tree Lane, Colne |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| M 1955-1969 |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| ? Built ? Demolished Houses built on the site, a stone in front garden - "Inghamite School JN JH EP" |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.IM.01 | |
| Map references : | a - b - OS SD 889396 |
c - OS SD 891396 d - OS SD 895400 |
| Name : | a - Meeting Place b - Providence, Garden Street |
c - Providence, Lenches Road d - The Gables |
| Denomination : | Primitive Methodist 1821-1851 United Free Gospel 1851-1899 Independent Methodist Connexion from 1899 to present day | |
| Address : | a - Whittaker Square, Colne b - Garden Street, Colne (Waterside) |
c - Lenches Road, Colne (Waterside) d - The Gables, Albert Road, Colne |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| none |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| Baptism register began 1840 |
| Graveyard |
| A small graveyard was in front of the chapel built in 1844 |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| 1822 Meetings in a Damside dandy shop then in Whittaker Square 1844 Chapel built in Garden Street, Waterside - 'Providence' (Primitive Methodist) 1851 Religious census = Free Gospel built 1844 1851 Providence now allied themselves to the United Free Gospel Church 1865 Following a quarrel, 20 members hired premises in Duerdens Yard and this group developed into Mount Zion Chapel on Exchange Street (COL.UM.01) 1879 Foundations laid for chapel on Lenches Road, Waterside 1892 Old Garden Street chapel sold to be used as a school 1899 Became Independent Methodist Connexion 1910 New chapel at Waterside (see Nelson Library Newspaper Index) 1972 Moved the The Gables, Albert Road, Colne see 'The history of Providence Independent Methodist Church, Waterside Colne,1851-1951, also the early Primitive Methodist period at waterside, 1821-1851' by Colne Providence Independent Methodist Church |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.IM.02 |
| Map references : | OS SD 892399 |
| Name : | Mission |
| Denomination : | Independent Methodist |
| Address : | Blucher Street, Colne |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| none |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| Baptisms 1896-1968, Membership 1896-1930, at the Administration & Resource Centre, Fleet Street, Pemberton, Wigan WN5 0DS, telephone 01942 223526 |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| Mission started by members of
Providence Chapel, Waterside (COL.IM.01) 1884 Mission expended 2002 Building still there - occupied by a Toddler (Mother & Child) Group |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.IM.03 |
| Map references : | a - OS SD 879394 b - OS SD 878395 |
| Name : | Bethel |
| Denomination : | United Free Gospel - Independent Methodist |
| Address : | a - Burnley Road, Colne (Primet Bridge) .. first chapel b - Burnley Road, Colne (Primet Bridge) .. second chapel |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| none |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| 1857 Members of Waterside (COL.IM.01) decided
to evangelise Primet Bridge area Meeting held in Collingwood Street until first chapel built 1871 First Bethel Chapel built on Burnley Road 1879 Due to expansion a second Bethel Chapel built on the opposite side of the road but the firdt chapel also continued to be used ? First Bethel Chapel closed .. in 1999 the building still standing but in poor state ? Second Bethel Chapel demolished. School rooms now used as Church see 'Independent Methodist Churches: Local handbook for the delegates attending the 128th annual conference held at Bethel Independent Methodist Church, (Burnley?)' .. includes notes on the church at Colne (1933) |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.JW.01 |
| Map references : | a - b - OS SD 891404 |
| Name : | Kingdom Hall |
| Denomination : | Jehovahs Witnesses |
| Address : | a - Cotton Tree Lane, Colne b - Windy Bank, Colne |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| M 1986-1990 |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.Kil.01 |
| Map references : | OS SD 893402 |
| Name : | Ebenezer Chapel |
| Denomination : | Kilhamite |
| Address : | Skipton Road, Colne |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| none |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| ? Founded 1834 A room in the Kilhamite Chapel used as Colne Infant School The Methodist New Connection or Kilhamites (after their leader Andrew Kilham) did not last long in Colne 1851 Chapel taken over by Primitive Methodists (COL.PM.01) who had seceded from Providence Chapel at Waterside (COL.IM.01) |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.M.01 |
| Map references : | OS SD 887400 |
| Name : | St.John, Methodist Church |
| Denomination : | Methodist |
| Address : | Albert Road, Colne .. between Chapel Street & Exchange Street |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| none |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| see (COL.WM.01) |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| Headstones cleared away |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| 1968 Union of Albert Road (COL.WM.01),
Collingwood Street (COL.WM.03), Skipton Road (COL.PM.01) and
Mount Zion, Exchange Street (COL.UM.01) when a new church was built on the site of the former
Albert Road Methodist Church (COL.WM.01) see 'St.Johns Methodist Church Colne, new buildings dedicated Saturday 11.May.1968' (1968) .. includes a history and description of the church |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.Mor.01 |
| Map references : | - |
| Name : | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints |
| Denomination : | Mormon |
| Address : | - |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| M 1984-1985 |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| 1880s Established in Colne |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.Naz.01 |
| Map references : | OS SD 883400 |
| Name : | Nazarene |
| Denomination : | Wesleyan Evangelical |
| Address : | Lord Street, Colne .. entrance on Brown Street West |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| none |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| 1932 Erected a tent in Colne 1936 Used Inghamite School 1952 At Colne Lane 1975 Bought the Inghamite school 1982 Moved to Lord Street see 'Church of the Nazarene, Colne: the first 60 years to 1996' by G M Goff (1996) |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.Pen.01 |
| Map references : | a - b - OS SD 891399 |
| Name : | a - Elim b - New Life Christian Centre |
| Denomination : | Pentecostal |
| Address : | a - Swan Croft, Colne b - West Street, Colne |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| none |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| 2002 In a building in West Street with date stone - AD 1877, possibly a former school? |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.PM.01 |
| Map references : | OS SD 893402 |
| Name : | Ebenezer |
| Denomination : | Primitive Methodist |
| Address : | Skipton Road, Colne .. near the corner with Market Street |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| C 1860-1962, M 1909-1961, see Colne, Primitive Methodist Circuit |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| 1851 Started by members of Providence (COL.IM.01)
who supported the Primitive Methodist Connection. Took over the former Kilhamite Chapel (COL.Kil.01) 1867 Burnley Library Newspaper Index = new Methodist Church Market Street Colne 1968 United with other Methodist churches to form St.John's Methodist Church on Albert Road, Colne (COL.M.01) Building demolished - now a car park |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.PM.02 |
| Map references : | OS SD 880398 |
| Name : | Primet Bridge Methodist Chapel |
| Denomination : | Primitive Methodist |
| Address : | Bolton Street, Primet Bridge, Colne (Bunkers Hill) |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| C 1860-1962, see Colne, Primitive Methodist Circuit C 1932-1973, M 1936-1971 |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| 1871 Founded ? Closed ? Now demolished see 'Centenary services of Primet Bridge Methodist Church, Bunkers Hill Colne, 1871-1971' by Primet Bridge Methodist Church, Colne (1971) |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.PM.03 |
| Map references : | OS SD 923405 |
| Name : | Laneshaw Bridge Primitive Methodist Chapel |
| Denomination : | Primitive Methodist |
| Address : | Carriers Row, Laneshaw Bridge, Colne |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| C 1860-1962, see Colne, Primitive Methodist Circuit |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| 1836 Building erected 1851 Religious Census = 350 seats, Sunday School held |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.SA.01 |
| Map references : | - |
| Name : | a - Citadel b - Salvation Army Hall |
| Denomination : | Salvation Army |
| Address : | a - Swan Croft, Colne b - Market Place |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| none |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| 1889 Started to build their hall 1903 Date Stones on building on Market Place 2000 Hall closed in September due to dwindling congregation Six members set up a group called Colne Gospel Fellowship, meeting once a fortnight in the Peter Birtwistle Centre, Keighley Road, Colne |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.Spi.01 |
| Map references : | a - OS SD 889400 b - OS SD 886402 |
| Name : | National Spiritualist Church |
| Denomination : | Spiritualist |
| Address : | a - Cloth Hall, Colne b - Spring Lane, Colne |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| none |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| 1894 In Colne 1996 New Church built in Spring Lane .. Registered for Marriages |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.UM.01 |
| Map references : | a - b - OS SD 888397 |
| Name : | Mount Zion |
| Denomination : | a - Methodist Free Church b - United Methodist Church |
| Address : | a - Duerdens Yard, Colne b - Exchange Street, Colne |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| C 1947-1951, M 1899-1951 |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| 1865 Started by members of Providence at Waterside (COL.IM.01)
following a quarrel First met in Duerden's Yard 1873 Date Stone of Chapel built on Exchange Street 1968 United with other churches to form St.John's, Albert Road, Colne (COL.M.01) 2002 Building still standing .. used by a Commercial Company see 'Mount Zion Methodist Free Church, Exchange Street, Colne, Grand bazaar, 1902: Official handbook & guide' (1902) .. includes history of the church and 'Mount Zion United Methodist Church, Exchange Street, Colne, Grand springtime bazaar, 1910: Official handbook' (1910) .. includes a history of the church |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.Uni.01 |
| Map references : | a - OS SD 887401 b - OS SD 896404 |
| Name : | Unitarian Church |
| Denomination : | Unitarian |
| Address : | a - Stanley Street, Colne b - The Community Centre, Byron Road |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| M 1882-1979 |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| C 1882-1979, M 1882-1979, at Colne Library C 1882-1979, M 1882-1979, at Nelson Library |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
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| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
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| Brief History |
| 1826 First lecture given 1876 Next attempt to start the church in Colne 1877 Sunday School started 1878 Chapel built on Stanley Street 1970 Chapel closed .. Congregation moved to Byron Road Community Centre Chapel demolished and now a car park 1979 Closed see 'Unitarian Church, Stanley Street, Colne, Jubilee bazaar, 1879-1929, handbook' .. includes historical notes and portraits of church officials (1929) and 'The story of Unitarianism in Colne, 1826-1979' by Geoffrey W Petts (1993) .. Contains copy of Baptismal register 1882-1979 & Marriage register 1882-1979 |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.WM.01 |
| Map references : | a - b - OS SD 890399 c - OS SD 887400 |
| Name : | a - Preaching House b - Chapel c - Wesley Chapel |
| Denomination : | Wesleyan Methodist |
| Address : | a - Dent Back b - Chapel Fold, Colne Lane, Colne c - West Parade, Colne .. now called Albert Road |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| C 1786-1900, see Colne, Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Burials 1825-1958, |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| C 1788-1837, 'Wesleyan Baptisms' at Colne Library, B 1825-1958 C 1788-1837 on IGI for Lancashire |
| Public Record Office, London |
| RG 4/1168 Births / Christenings 1787-1837 |
| Graveyard |
| At Albert Road Chapel - cleared of headstones in 1967 and in June 1968, prior to demolition of the Old Chapel and building of the new one, the contents of vaults & graves were removed |
| Burials |
| Colne Library, book J61.. 'Wesleyan Methodist Chapel - Cash Received for Funerals' 12.Jan.1825 to 28.Oct.1958, listing Names, age, relations, address etc. |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
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| Brief History |
| Meeting Room at Dent Back, in
Haworth, Yorks Circuit 1763 Now part of Keighley, Yorks Circuit 1776 Colne Circuit started 1777 Church built in Colne Lane 1825 Wesley Chapel built in Albert Road .. Old chapel used as school until 1868 1851 Religious Census = Manchester Road, West End of Colne (Albert Road) 1868 New school was built in George Street 1885 Chapel building improved, portico added 1960s Old Chapel in Colne Lane demolished 1968 United with other Wesleyan chapels in Colne to become St.John's Methodist Church (COL.M.01) .. a new church built on site of Wesley Chapel see 'Albert Road Methodist Church Sunday 27.Mar.1949: special services to celebrate the 125th anniversary 1777-1824-1949' (1949) .. includes historical notes also 'Colne, Albert Road Methodist Church, special services in connection with the re-opening' (1951) .. includes historical notes |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.WM.02 |
| Map references : | OS SD 921421 |
| Name : | Providence / Black Lane Ends |
| Denomination : | Wesleyan Methodist |
| Address : | Black Lane Ends, Skipton Old Road, Colne .. next to Hare & Hounds Inn |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| C 1786-1900, see Colne, Wesleyan Methodist Circuit C 1915-1966 |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
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| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
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| Brief History |
| 1830 Mission started 1838 Chapel and Sunday School erected 1851 Religious Census = Providence Wesleyan Chapel and Sunday School erected 1838 1863 School built 1880 New chapel built? Closed Now converted into a house called 'Providence' |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.WM.03 |
| Map references : | OS SD 879397 |
| Name : | Collingwood Street Chapel |
| Denomination : | Wesleyan Methodist |
| Address : | Collingwood Street, Colne (Bunkers Hill) |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| C 1786-1900, see Colne, Wesleyan Methodist Circuit C 1883-1961, M 1898-1959 |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
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| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| 1880 Sunday School class started in a cottage at Primet Bridge, it was too
small and a school was built 1882 School opened ? Closed ? Now demolished |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.WM.04 |
| Map references : | a - b - OS SD 891405 |
| Name : | a - b - Langroyd Wesleyan Chapel / Langroyd Road Methodist Church |
| Denomination : | Wesleyan Methodist |
| Address : | a - Windy Bank, Colne b - Langroyd Road, Colne |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| C 1786-1900, see Colne, Wesleyan Methodist Circuit |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
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| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
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| Brief History |
| 1879 Mission started as an offshoot from George Street (COL.WM.01)
in a room in Windy Bank 1890 School Chapel built on Langroyd Road ? Closed 2002 Building still standing with "To Let" sign see 'Langroyd Wesleyan Grand bazaar, Official Handbook, George Street Wesleyan School, Feb.1914' by Colne, Langroyd Wesleyan Chapel .. includes a history of Wesleyan Methodism in Colne and Portraits of Langroyd Chapel officials |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.WM.05 |
| Map references : | OS SD 921407 |
| Name : | a - Garritt Chapel b - Laneshawbridge Wesleyan Church |
| Denomination : | Wesleyan Methodist |
| Address : | Keighley Road, Laneshawbridge, Colne |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| C 1786-1900, see Colne, Wesleyan Methodist Circuit |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| C 1788-1837 'Wesleyan Baptisms' at Colne Library |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
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| Brief History |
| 1822 Chapel built 1851 Religious Census = Garritt (?) Wesleyan Chapel erected 1823 (not an entire building) 1858 New chapel opened |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.WM.06 |
| Map references : | - |
| Name : | Cotton Tree Methodist Chapel |
| Denomination : | Wesleyan Methodist |
| Address : | Cotton Tree Lane, Colne |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| C 1786-1900, see Colne, Wesleyan Methodist Circuit |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
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| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
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| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
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| Brief History |
| 1893 Wesleyan School Chapel opened 1899 Plans to enlarge the building 2002 Building still in use |
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| Town / Index no : | Colne - COL.PC.01 |
| Map references : | OS SD 897402 |
| Name : | Public Cemetery |
| Denomination : | - |
| Address : | Keighley Road, Colne |
| Contact : | Parks and Recreation Services, Fleet Street Depot, Fleet Street, Nelson BB9 7YQ |
| Telephone : | 01282 661593 / 661586 .. Fax:01282 661610 .. Email:cemeteries@pendle.gov.uk |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| none |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
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| Graveyard |
| Large, currently in use |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| Transcribed in 1980s? - 1892 headstones .. Part of the cemetery has not been transcribed |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| Colne Library |
| Brief History |
| 1860 Cemetery opened .. Still in use |
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