History of Methodists in Twerton - The Late 19th Century
In 1853 the land and chapel were mortgaged to the Rev. James Bromley for £150 (at 4½% interest) the principal to be repaid by 10 May 1855. In 1869 when the Rev. Bromley died, the church had repaid the interest on the mortgage but had failed to repay the principal of £150. Frederick Bromley and Thomas Bell, “having occasion for the said sum”, the mortgage debt, estate and securities were transferred to Isaac Carr & Co. cloth manufacturers, on payment of £150.
In 1878 there were signs that in the Primitive Methodist Church all was not well. Soon after, following a period of falling numbers, problems maintaining property and financial difficulties the chapel was closed and later converted to cottages.
In 1891 the Wesleyan Reformers built the present schoolroom, and at the stone laying ceremony five memorial stones, Faith, Hope, Charity, Truth and Grace were laid. By 1910 all debts had been repaid and the land, chapel and schoolroom were re-conveyed to the new Trustees.
© Twerton Fellowship 2011
Registered charity number 1116341
In 1878 there were signs that in the Primitive Methodist Church all was not well. Soon after, following a period of falling numbers, problems maintaining property and financial difficulties the chapel was closed and later converted to cottages.
In 1891 the Wesleyan Reformers built the present schoolroom, and at the stone laying ceremony five memorial stones, Faith, Hope, Charity, Truth and Grace were laid. By 1910 all debts had been repaid and the land, chapel and schoolroom were re-conveyed to the new Trustees.
© Twerton Fellowship 2011
Registered charity number 1116341