Hollins Grove, Congregational, Darwen
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Cemeteries
Church History
Hollins Grove Congregational church began by using a school chapel in Pitville Street. The congregation purchased land on the corner of Blackburn Road and Hawkshaw Avenue and the foundation stone was laid in May 1881. It was a two storey building and was used as a school on the lower floor and as a chapel on the upper floor. In 1905 it was decided to convert this building wholly to a school and build a new chapel adjoining.
In 1972 many of the Congregational churches joined with the English Presbyterian church to become the United Reformed Church. Hollins Grove chose not to follow this path and remain part of the Congregational Federation.
This site provides historical information about churches, other places of worship and cemeteries. It has no connection with the churches etc. themselves. For current information you should contact them directly.
Maps
It is located at SD6843523509 (Lat/Lon 53.707045,-2.479658). You can see this on maps provided by:
- StreetMap (Ordnance Survey maps)
- Google StreetView
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Old Maps (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain
- Nearby churches.