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GB0154 PMC Northamptonshire Record Office This catalogue was digitised by The National Archives as part of the National Register of Archives digitisation project NRA 21385 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE RECORD OFFICE PETERBOROUGH METHODIST CIRCUIT INTRODUCTION The present Peterborough Methodist Circuit consists of the former Wesleyan Primitive Methodist and United Methodist Free circuits, based on Peterborough and the former Crowland and Oundle circuits. 1 Peterborough Wesleyan Circuit Peterborough was originally in the area of the Kettering circuit, but in "1807 became part of the new Stamford circuit. The Peterborough circuit was formed in 1825, the Wentworth Street church opening in 1834. In 1844, the circuit consisted of chapels at Alwaiton, Castor, Coates, Crowland, Deeping, Dogsthorpe. Elton, Eye, Farcett, Helpston, Marholm, Nene Terrace, Orton (Cherry;, Peter borough Wentworth Street, Stilton, Thorney, Thorpe, Walton, Werring ton, Whittlesey and Yaxley. In 1846, Eastrea had joined the circuit, but Marholm had left. By 1870, the circuit had altered,with the addition of New England and Northside and the loss of chapels at Castor, Elton, Eye, Helpston, Orton, Thorney, Thorpe and Walton. In 1887, Hampden Road joined the circuit and in 1888 several chapels broke away to form the Crowland circuit. In 1908, London Road joined the circuit, which then comprised the chapels at Alwalton, Coates, Dogsthorpe, Eastrea, Farcett, Peterborough London Road, Wentworth Street, Wesley Hall (Hampden Road), Stilton, Werrington, Whittlesey, Yaxley and remained unchanged,until the Methodist circuits amalga mated in 1932. 2 Crowland Wesleyan Circuit Few records survive relating to this circuit, which was formed out of Peterborough Wesleyan circuit in 1888. According to the register of deeds (PMC 1) it consisted of chapels at Brotherhouse, Crowland Reform Street, Dowsdale, Nene Terrace, North-Side and Thorney. 3 Peterborough Primitive Methodist Circuits In 1857, the Peterborough Primitive Methodist circuit consisted of the chapels at Crowland, Dogsthorpe, Eye, Fenton, New Fletton, Fortyfeet, Glinton, Newborough, Peterborough, Ramsey, Uggmere, Upwood, Walton, Warboys and Werrington. The change in the circuit, in 1867, resulted in the loss of chapels at Fenton, New Fletton, Fortyfeet, Uggmere and Warboys, with the addition of the chapels at Farcet, Northborough, Stanground and Yaxley. In 1887, Cobden Street, Farcet, Overton and Ramsey split off to form the Cobden Street second circuit, the original circuit taking the name New Road. In 1885, Deeping St. James joined the first circuit which remained unchanged until the union in 1932. apart from Eye transferring to the United Methodists in 1929 and the loss of Yaxley in 1932. At that time, the circuit consisted of /cont. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE RECORD OFFICE PETERBOROUGH METHODIST CIRCUIT INTRODUCTION (cont.) 3 Peterborough Primitive Methodist Circuits (cont.) chapels at Crowland, Market Deeping, Deeping St. James, Deeping St. Nicholas (Littleworth), Glinton, Newark, Newborough, Northborough, Peterborough Dogsthorpe, Hew Road and Star Road, Stanground, Thorney, Walton, Werrington and Whittlesey. In 1906, the second circuit comprised the chapels at Farcet, Helpston, Orton Waterville, Overton, Peterborough Cobden Street and Midland Road, Ramsey and Woodston. By 1921, Overton was no longer included in the circuit, which then remained unchanged, until the union in 1932. 4 Peterborough United Methodist Free Circuit The United Methodist Free circuit,in 1864, consisted of the chapels at Ailsworth, Crowland, Deeping St. James, Eye, Folkesworth, Helpston, Peterborough, Stilton, Thurlby, Whittlesey, Woodnewton and Yaxley. By 1868, the chapels at Folkesworth and Woodnewton had left the circuit. Kings Dyke had a meeting house from 1898 and a chapel was built in 1928. The records for the chapel at Ailsworth continue only up to 1945, those for Helpston to 1946 and for Peter borough Boroughbury up to 1956, when the chapel was sold. No records have been deposited from the remaining chapels that were United Methodist. 5 Methodist Union With the Methodist Union of 1932, the four circuits amalgamated to form the Peterborough Methodist circuit, comprising 51 chapels. By 1936, the number had been slightly reduced and consisted of the chapels at Ailsworth, Alwalton, Brotherhouse, Coates, Crowland (Broadway, North Street and Reform Street), Market Deeping, Deeping St. James, Deeping St. Nicholas (Littleworth), Dowsdale, Eastrea, Eye, Farcet (Cross and Main Streets), Glinton, Helpston (Bethel and Ebeneezer), Kings Dyke, Nene Terrace, Newborough, Northborough, Peterborough (Boroughbury Lincoln Road, Cobden Street, Fletton Avenue, Garton End, London Road, Midland Road, Newark, New England, New Road, Orton Waterville, Stanground, Star Road, Walton, Wentworth Street, Werrington Chapel Lane and The Green - joint chapel after 1944 - Wesley Hall, Woodston), Ramsey, Stilton, Thorney, Whittlesey (Church and Queens Streets) and Yaxley (Chapel Lane and Main Street, joint after 1940). By 1949, the chapels at Alwalton, Crowland (Broadway), Helpston (Bethel) and Peterborough (Garton End) had left the circuit and,by 1960, the chapels at Market Deeping, Newborough, Peterborough (Lincoln Road, Newark, New Road, Stanground) and Ramsey were no longer in the circuit. In 1965, the amalgamation with the Oundle circuit brought the /cont. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE RECORD ' OFFICE PETERBOROUGH METHODIST CIRCUIT INTRODUCTION (cont.) 5 Methodist Union (cont.) chapels of Elton, Kings Cliffe, Lutton, Nassington, Oundle, Warming ton, Woodnewton and Yarwell into the Peterborough circuit. 6 Oundle Wesleyan Circuit In 1840, the Wesleyan circuit at Oundle comprised chapels at Elton, Hernmington, Kings Cliffe, Lutton, Nassington, Oundle, Pole brooke, Stoke, Warmington, Woodnewton and Yarwell. By 1850, Stoke had left the circuit, but Haddon, Titchmarsh and Winwick had joined. The chapels at Hemmington and Winwick had left the circuit by 1860, but, by 1870, there had been the addition of Glapthorn and Tansor. Glapthorn and Titchmarsh left the circuit by 1890 and, by 1900, Haddon had also left. The circuit was unchanged, until around 1931, when Tansor had left, followed by Polebrooke, in 1955. In 1965, when the circuit amalgamated with the Peterborough circuit, it covered chapels at Elton, Kings Cliffe, Lutton, Nassington, Oundle, Warrnington, Woodnewton and Yarwell. 7 The Present Circuit The 1977 circuit plan shows chapels at Ailsworth, Coates, Crow land, Deeping St. James, Deeping St. Nicholas, Dowsdale, Eastrea, Elton, Eye, Farcet, Kings Cliffe, Kings Dyke, Nassington, Nene Terrace, Northborough, Oundle, Peterborough (Brookside, Dogsthorpe, Fletton Avenue, London Road, New England, Orton Waterville, West gate, Westwood St. Judes), Thorney, Warinington, Whittlesey, Wood newt on, Yarwell and Yaxley. The Peterborough Wentworth Street chapel closed October 1977 and the congregation joined with Westgate United Reformed church. NORTHAKPTONSHIRE RECORD OFFICE PETERBOROUGH METHODIST CIRCUIT (Accession 1971/50, 1977/288 and 1977/379) WESLEYAN METHODIST CIRCUITS Cr owl and Circuit 1 Register of circuit deeds 1832-1947 Oundle Circuit 2 Circuit schedule book 1840-1847 3 Circuit schedule book 1848-1868 4 Circuit schedule book 1868-1890 5 Circuit schedule book 1890-1904 6 Circuit schedule book 1904-1923 7 Trust schedule book 1860-1885 8 . Trust schedule book 1886-1904 9 Trust schedule book 1905-1923 10 Quarterly meetings minute book 1917-19? 11 Bundle of quarterly meetings minutes and 1922-1925 correspondence 12 Quarterly meetings minute book 1928-1939 13 Quarterly meetings minute book 1948-1959 14 Quarterly meetings minute book 1960-1964 15 General Purposes Committee meetings 1953-1961 minute book 16 Circuit stewards account book 1896-1914 17 Circuit stewards account book 1914-1931 At back: ministers house fund 1924-1926 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE RECORD OFFICE PETERBOROUGH METHODIST CIRCUIT WESLEYAN METHODIST CIRCUITS (cont.) Oundle Circuit (cont.) 18 Circuit stewards account book 1931-1948 19 Circuit connexional funds record 1955-1965 At back: lis t of trustees 20(a) Bundle containing: note of hand 1877; 1877-1943 letters about valuation 1914; estimates for alterations and extensions 1928; letters about chapel debt 1928; receipt for repairs 1929; note about investments from charity commission 1943 20(b) Circuit list of endowments n.d. and 1904-1917 returns of endowments 1904-1905; 1912-1913; 1915-1917 21 Circuit meetings minute book 1898-1901 (containing details about plate holders and trays) Includes: letters and notes about Tansor Wesleyan mission fund 22 Papers re action against grocers company 1926-1928 23 Leaflet about circuit temperance mission 1911-1932 1911; handbill advertising circuit rally (from 16) 24 Poster advertising new books published n.d. (from 16) Peterborough Circuit 25 Register of baptisms 1841-1849 26 Register of baptisms 1849-1858 27 Register of baptisms 1858-1866 28 Register of baptisms 1866-1875 (2) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE RECORD OFFICE PETERBOROUGH METHODIST CIRCUIT WESLEYAN METHODIST CIRCUIT (cont.) Peterborough Circuit (cont.) 29 Register of baptisms 1875-1883 30 Register of baptisms 1883-1890 31 Register of baptisms 1890-1900 (entries 18/9/1898-11/9/1898 contained in 32) 32 Register of baptisms 1898-1908 33 Register of baptisms 1908-1922 34 Circuit schedule book 1844-1850 35 Circuit schedule book 1871-1885 36 Circuit schedule book 1886-1892 37/1-3 Circuit plans 1860-1861,1863,1875 1860-1875 38(a) Local preachers minute book 1885-1933 38(b) Envelope containing: blank