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The Story of Sowerby Bridge Church At the same time as these negotiations with Mr. Greenup fell through, Mr. Timothy Bates, himself a member of the committee, offered to sell at a price to be fixed by the committee 800 yards of ground forming part of the lng, provided that a contiguous plot of land belonging to Mr. James ' Goodall and fronting On the main road be purchased. Mr. James Goodall was willing · to sell at 7/- per yard and Mr. Bates was offered and accepted 2/6 per yard. The ground purchased from Messrs. Goodall and Bates forms the site of the present church. The particulars of the purchase are as follows;- Mr. Goodall's Land .. .. ... ........ 1098 yds. .......... 384 6 0 \ Me Bates' Land .. ..... ...... ..... 1023! ycls. 127 17 9 Fence between the two ..... :.. 31 yds. 000 TotaL,.. .... £512 3 9 On Mr. Goodall's land stood a water tower which was used by him t o supply water to his property on the lower side of the turnpike road (now Wharf Street), At the c·ommittee's expense and as part of the agreement with Mr. Goodall this water t ower · was moved. nearer the Rochdale Canal, ar?-d, in order t o provide access to it, a piece of land one yard in width leading from the road remained in Mr. Goodall's possession. By the gift of Mr. Whitaker this l.and together with the cistern, now disused, became the property of the church in 1942, To return to' the Comm;ttee!s troubles with Mr. Greenup, which were by no means over as yet-M:r. Greenup petitioned the A rchbishop of York against the proceedings on the ground that the new church was intended chiefly for the use of subscribers, who were not liable t o bear the cost of futuroe repairs, t o the exclusion of the inhabitants of Sowerby :B ridge 'Who were so liable. A statement of the committee's case was sent to the Archbishop who replied that (( it appeared t o him to be. very fair and satisfactory; that there did not seem sufficient g round for such an opposition; and that ~ trusted, on a little consideration, that the gentlemen who signed the petition would not 15ersist in their opposition to a measure of so much importance," The Archbishop's legal adyiser was also (( decidedly of or inion with the Archbishop as to the impropriety of the counter-petition from Mr. Greenup, and thinks there is not anything stated therein that uught for a moment to delay the Archbishop from granting the faculty to take down and rebuild the Chapel." After this matters progressed favourably, A faculty ~as obtained and a start made with ,the work of build,in g the new church. The foundation st o n ~ was laid on April 22nd, 1819, by Thomas Dyson, Esq, On this occasion a short service was held in. the ·o.Id chapel, the Rev, James Franks giving the address. The cungregatiun then proceeded to the new site where the Rev. Samu'el Knight, Vicar of Halifax, led in prayer and gave a short add ress, Psalm c. being sung by all present. 24 Two years la ter a similar procedure was adopted for the opening of the new church which took place on Thursday, the twenty- f.ourth day of May, 182]. For the last time the worshippers gathered in the old chapel which held so many memories, memories of baptisms, weddings, sermons, Roods and wars. Before proceeding to the new church both Mr. Franks and Mr. Knight spoke w ords of congratulation and appreciation of the support and help given by all. But through all the' rejoicings and expectations there ran a note of sadness. They were leaving an old friend with whom they had weathered many storms. Farewell, old friend; we shall not fOJ-get you. Farewell to the Chapel by the Bridge. And Farewell to you, old rivel-; your music has often accompanied our worship; your swollen wrath · has often caused us anxiety. We grudge you not your moods. Farewell, old river, Farewell, Farewell. ~ U H ot-< Z Q ,...... o 20 25 How much was realised fr'0 m other sources such as the sale of pews and the auction of materials from the" Rrigg Chapel" is CHAPTER THREE. unknown. The estimated cost of the Church itself was £3916 ISs. 8d., but for some reason or other the mason's work alone exceeded House-Worming the estimate for it by nearly £1,000. Also, the committee decided to buy an additional piece of land at the east end of the church. " The glory of this latter house shall be greater . In one way or another the "extras" due to afterthoughts soon than of the former ..." mounted up. A rough estimate of the eventtlal expenditure IS:- Hag. ii. 9. To Ground (Messrs. Bates & Goodall) .. 512 ~ 9 . Building and Furnishing Church ....... 5000 0 0 Churcbyard Walls, etc.... .. ........... ....... 400 0 0 After bidding farewell to the old chapel the congregation Additional Expenditure' .............. ........ 900 0 0 formed a procession to the new church, where the first service (including additional land) -1 ---- was conducted by the Rev. J. Franks, the minister; and the first Total. ... .. £6812 3' 9 sermon preached by the Rev. S. Knight, Vicar of. Halifax, from This is a moderate estimate of the charges incurred which almost the text-" One thing have I desired of the Lord, that I will seek certainly, amounted to £6,500 at the least and probably amounted after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lor:d all the days of to well over £7,000, It is unsatisfactory that our information is , my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his so vague, but it cannot be helped. What stands 'Out clearly from temple." (Psalm xxvii. 4). On the following Sunday the opening the dry records of the Building Committee is that expenses were ceremony was continued, with sermons from the Rev. J. Knight much heavier than anticipated. Attempts were made to increase in the morning and the Rev. E. B. Shaw in the afternoon. the amount of help from outsjde, When these attempts failed the In those days the diocese of York covered a vast area, and Committee set about raising £6,000 locally and from the surround­ the Archbishop, having many other engagements, was not able to ing district. Truly ~ magnificent effo.rt! Truly a splendid faith! consecrate the church immediately; in fact the consecration was delayed until 1824. The opening of the church in 1821 was Finance .was not however the only thorny pr~blem the pel-formed under licence from the Archbishop. One of the many committee had to face, Difficulties were soon encountered with uncertainties connected with the history of our chmch is the exact M·essrs .• William and George Greenup over the conveyance of the date of its consecration. W·e have a Clue in the churchwardens land for the new church. It had been agreed ·originally that the account books, From the warden's book for Warley Lower End land on which the church itself was to stand would be given by Messrs, Greenup in exchange for the site of the old building by come these extracts:- the bridge, and that the committee would purchase .an additional 1824. Sepr. 1. To T oll Barts at Bishop coming ...... 1 10 600 yards for use as a burial ground at 10/6 per yard. Such was Singers attending Consecration .. .... 10 0 26. To Constables Clark and axton the original contract with Messrs. Greenup. But 600 square yards attending Consc. .............................. 15 0 would make only a small burial ground and the committee were 1825. May 8. T o the Arcbishop of York for soon negotiating for an extra 900 yards, a total of 1,500 yards. con secration deeds etc: .................. £15 9 11 For this extra 900 yards they offered 6/8 per yard, Messrs. Greenup And from the Norland warden's book these extracts:- however insisted upon 10/6, to which the committee had perforce to agree. 1824. Novr. 10. Paid M r S. Wilde as pr note for Sundry Expences on the Consecration £1 16 0 This difficulty successfully surmounted, Mr. William Greenup 1825. Febr. 5. Paid at King Cross Barr as pr note Carriage and other began to entert~in doubts as to the size of the proposed church. for the Byshops Horses at th'e Consecration ...... ...... 2 7 It might not measure 25 yards by 17 yards inside, as had been June 7. Paid Mr Bucc1e of York on behalf of agreed upon at the meeting of subscribers. The land was already the Con'secration ............................. £15 0 0 measured and staked out but the actual conveyance was held up Sundry Expences & Journeys at while this point was settled. Mr. Greenup wished to have inserted Different times on behalf of Church being Prepared for the Consecration £1 18 0 in the agreement a special clause entitling him to redress should the church be less than the specified measurements. The committee From these extracts it would seem that the consecration w as could not accede t o this condition. performed a t the end of A ugust or early in September, "1824. 2 19 Building and using a new church is rather similar to settling­ 'ubscriptions, Brief, Sale of Pews, Sale of the materials of the in a new house. Once you a re in you fi.nd ther-e are many little .old chapel, any deficiency being met by an impost upon the pews improvements and comforts you would like, a table here or ·a vase and sittings; that a new church measuring 25 yards by 17 y~ rd s there and so on.
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