English Wesleyan, Ferndale

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English Wesleyan, Ferndale

Postby mochyn » Sun Nov 28, 2010 7:51 pm

Any idea where this is?

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Re: English Wesleyan, Ferndale

Postby darran » Mon Nov 29, 2010 12:23 am

It was on the corner of Fountain St and Station Rd. I can't remember why it was demolished but there is a very much less imposing replacement now.

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Re: English Wesleyan, Ferndale

Postby mochyn » Mon Nov 29, 2010 12:32 am

darran wrote:It was on the corner of Fountain St and Station Rd. I can't remember why it was demolished but there is a very much less imposing replacement now.


Oh yes, I know the spot. I see the old boundary walls are still there though.

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Re: English Wesleyan, Ferndale

Postby GaryLockyer » Mon Nov 29, 2010 3:42 am

I am pretty certain that is Bethel, on the corner of Fountain Street.
Bethel was the alternate name for English Wesleyan.
Also, judging by the fairly steep fall-off down the hill to the station, I cannot think of another church or chapel with that type of road set-up.
The used to be a youth club - many moons ago, on the lower side of Bethel.
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Re: English Wesleyan, Ferndale

Postby darran » Mon Nov 29, 2010 12:00 pm

Bethel is the cream coloured building beyond Wesleyan - you can see its name if you use Google street view. I'm pretty sure the youth club was run by Wesleyan.

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Re: English Wesleyan, Ferndale

Postby JohnPitt » Mon Nov 29, 2010 6:38 pm

darran wrote:Bethel is the cream coloured building beyond Wesleyan - you can see its name if you use Google street view. I'm pretty sure the youth club was run by Wesleyan.

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Bethel is English Baptist my Mother's childhood Chapel in which she belonged to the "Band of Hope"
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Re: English Wesleyan, Ferndale

Postby brianblaenboy » Mon Nov 29, 2010 8:14 pm

Weslyan is the correct name of the Chapel on the corner. Probably, just like Christ Church and others, "Dry Rot" had a lot to do with the demolition and replacement. Where wasn't a youth club in the 50's? Many chapels/churches have since been demolished or converted into accommodation - how times have changed!

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Re: English Wesleyan, Ferndale

Postby mochyn » Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:43 pm

brianblaenboy wrote:Weslyan is the correct name of the Chapel on the corner. Probably, just like Christ Church and others, "Dry Rot" had a lot to do with the demolition and replacement. Where wasn't a youth club in the 50's? Many chapels/churches have since been demolished or converted into accommodation - how times have changed!

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So Christ Church was demolished then was it? Anyone know when that was? I just discovered my uncle (and possibly, therefore, also my father) was Christened there. Does anyone have a photo of it?
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Re: English Wesleyan, Ferndale

Postby mochyn » Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:47 pm

mochyn wrote:So Christ Church was demolished then was it? Anyone know when that was? I just discovered my uncle (and possibly, therefore, also my father) was Christened there. Does anyone have a photo of it?


Hang on, I thinkg I've got a photo of it! Would that be it in this photo, just above the gas regulator:

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Re: English Wesleyan, Ferndale

Postby darran » Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:34 pm

Yes that's it, and the large white house above the right end of the church was the vicarage.

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