King's Hall, Barrow in Furness - Wesleyan Methodist

King's Hall,
Hartington St,
Barrow in Furness
Lancashire

Cemeteries

The church does not have a graveyard.

Church History

The present building was formerly known as King's Hall Wesleyan Methodist Mission.

The Hartington Street Wesleyan Methodist congregation was established in an separate building in 1874 and opened the new King's Hall (incorporating parts of an earlier chapel building) on 12 September 1907. The hall was a place of worship which could also be hired for other functions, having a seating capacity of around a thousand. The congregation later merged with the nearby Hartington Street Methodist Church in around 1951, with the King's Hall building subsequently being used for a variety of civic purposes.

The Wesleyan Methodist church was formed in the 18th century from religous societies founded by John Wesley and his preachers. It suffered many secessions, but was the largest Nonconformist denomination in the 19th century. In 1932 the Wesleyan Methodists joined with the Primitive Methodists and the United Methodists to form the Methodist Church of Great Britain.

Church Records

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Original registers

The Cumbria Record Office, Barrow hold:

Baptisms 1876-1951
Marriages 1913-1951

Maps

The church was located at OS grid reference SD196697. You can see this on maps provided by:

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[Last updated: Friday, 05-Sep-2008 13:41:32 BST - Phil Stringer]