Beacon Hill (Christ Church), Barrow in Furness - Methodist
Beacon Hill (Christ Church),
Holyoake Ave,
Barrow in Furness
Lancashire
The church does not have a graveyard.
Church History
The present building was opened in October 1956, to serve a new housing estate.
It used the remaining assets from the former Christ Church (Abbey Road) New Con
nexion/United Methodist church, destroyed in 1941 (qv). A temporary wooden church
had been erected on an adjoining site in 1949. It absorbed other congregations upon
the closures of
Forshaw Street Methodist chapel in 1953 and
Roose Road
Methodist chapel in 1976.
Whilst every effort has been made to record exact details of record office and library holdings
you are recommended to check with them before visiting to ensure that they do hold the records and years you
wish to examine. Similarly check with transcript publishers to ensure they cover the records and years
you require before making a purchase.
Original registers
No registers have been deposited and any records remain with the church.
The church is located at OS grid reference SD214704. You can see this on maps provided by:
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[Last updated: Friday, 05-Sep-2008 13:41:32 BST - Phil Stringer]
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