GB 1158 53 Ealing Local History Centre This catalogue was digitised by The National Archives as part of the National Register of Archives digitisation project NRA 35862 JA The National Archives 15APR9 3 Harwell Methodist churches Ealing Local History Library Central Library 10 3 Ealing Broadway Centre London W5 5JY Accession no: 53 LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING LIBRARY SERVICE Local Archive Accession No. 55 HANWELL: Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Boston Road and Wesleyan Methodist Church. Church Road, Hanwell. Minute and Account Books and Miscellaneous Documents. A Minute and Account Books Item Leaders' Meeting Minute Books 1 Jan 1885 ­ 17 Dec 1908 2 18 Feb 1909 ­ 14 Sep 1916 3 14 Dec 1916 ­ 29 Jan 1929 4 5 Mar 1929 ­ 6 Mar 1951 5 28 May 1951 ­ 51 May i960 6 Chapel Building Committee Minute Book, 5 Oct 1882 ­ 25 Apr 1884. (Also includes drafts of letters, of Apr 1884 to Mr. Harvey and of 22 May 1884 to Mr. Townend.) 7 Hanwell (Church Road) Site Scheme Committee Minute Book, 1 Jul 1899 ­ 18 Mar 1904* (Includes lis t of subscribers to Shaftesbury Hall, Ealing.) 8 Hanwell Wesleyan Church (Church Road) Building ­ and Extension Scheme Account Book, Nov 1896 - Jun 1925. Trustees' Minute Books 9 Chapel, 26 Feb 1885 ­ 13 Feb 1905 (Final meeting) 10 Church, 9 May 1904 - 27 Jan 1922 11 Church, 12 Feb 1942 - 14 Feb 1969 Trustees' Treasurer's Account Books 12 Church, 18 Oct 1905 - 51 Dec 1919 13 Church, 4 Jan 1920 - 51 Dec 1952 14 Church, 6 May 1933 - 31 Dec 1949 15 Finance Committee Minute Book, 2 Jul 1928 ­ 18 Nov 1952. 2 Miscellaneous Account Books 16 Trust Account, 1 Nov 1904 - 31 Dec 1912 17 Church Cash Account, 7 Jan 1913 - Jan 1929 (includes Foreign Missions Account 1912 - 1927) 18 Seat Rent Ledger, 1920 - 1933 19 Seat Rent Cash Book, 1922 - 1957 Choir Minute Books 20 1920 - 1948 (also includes Choir Committee meetings Jul - Dec 1912) 21 1949 - 1962 Choir Committee Minute Books 22 3 Jul 1902 - 11 Jan 1911 (This book is in some confusion, the exact dates of some entries being impossible to determine. It also includes a Roll of Members for 1901) 23 15 Jun 1921 - 25 Sep 1931. (Also includes Roll of Members 1899 - 1901.) 24 16 Mar 1937 - 14 Nov 1950 25 Choir Register, 1905 - 1907 26 Wesleyan Mission Treasurer^ Book, 1882 - 1904 / 27 Foreign Missionary Committee Minute Book, 1913 ­ 1974 ^28 Methodist Missionary Society Collection Book, Oct 1932 - Feb 1974 29 Sunday School Teachers Meetings Minute Book, 1884 - 1893 Vesley Guild 30 Minute Book, Apr 1907 - Nov 1914 31 Minute Book, Apr 1931 - Jun 1974 32 Guild Roll Book, 1951 - 1964 33 Hanwell Wesley Guild miscellaneous items: a^ Syllabus Session 1905 - 1906 b) Winter Programme, Session 1906 - 1907 c) (Diary), Oct 1907 to Apr 1908 d) (Programme), 1915 - 1916 I B Miscellaneous Items Item Wesleyan Chapel Boston Road. Harwell 54 Stone laying of the new Wesleyan Chapel, Hanwell. (Programme for the laying of the memorial stones on Monday, Deo 10, 1885, and list of subscriptions promised). 55 Opening of the new Wesleyan Chapel, Hanwell. (Programme announcing the first service, on Wednesday, April 2nd, 1884, and other events; and list of subscriptions promised). 56 Wesleyan Methodist School Chapel, Hanwell. Subscription list and balance sheet, December 1885. 57 Site for Wesleyan Chapel, Hanwell. Purchase money £975- H. Townend in account with the Trustees. (Payment of balance due, £15:14:6, by cheque, Jan 10, 1901). 58 Hanwell, W. Particulars and conditions of sale of the freehold premises, known as the Wesleyan Chapel, Lower Boston Road, Hanwell ... to be sold by auction ... on Wednesday, 2nd November, 1904 .. 59 Hanwell Wesleyan Chapel, Boston Eoad, Hanwell. Extract from Minutes of the Proceedings of the Trustees of the above Chapel at a meeting held on Monday, February 15, 1905 ... (Donating the proceeds of the sale shown in Item to the new Wesleyan Church). Wesleyan Church, Church Road, Hanwell 40 Hanwell Wesleyan New Church Fund. (Circular letter dated April 12th 1902, announcing the inauguration of a building fund). 41 Report of the Committee appointed by the Ealing and Acton Circuit Quarterly Meeting to consider a Circuit Extension Scheme (1902). 42 Ealing and Acton Circuit. Hanwell new Wesleyan Church and Schools. (Brochure containing illustration of the new church, with details of costs and list of subscriptions promised, March 1904). 43 New Wesleyan Church and Schools, Church Road, Hanwell. (Programme of) of the Stone-laying Ceremony ... Wednesday, 13th April, 1904. 44 Hanwell Wesleyan New Church Building Fund. (Account dated) Dec 16 1904 (for) Secretarys Expenses, Opening Services. (Receipted account for £9:1:0.) 45 Hanwell Wesleyan Church, Church Road, Trust (account) November 9th, 1904 to December 51st, '05. 46 Gordon & Gunton, architects & surveyors, Finsbury House, Bloomfield Street, London, E.C. (Account dated March 11th, 1905* to the Trustees of Hanwell Wesleyan Church for the sum of £186:15:10, being the balance due for work carried out between April 1902 and March 1905; with attached receipt.) Item , o l fl+atement, September, 1906. 47 Hanwell New Wesleyan Church. Financial t- ^Hiding Account, November, 1906. 48 Hanwell Wesleyan Church. Condition of -BUIJ. ^ . T 4 a t of Subscriptions to 49 Hanwell Wesleyan Church Building Fund, -w-" June 21st, 1909. * Tune 21st, 1909. 50 Hanwell Wesleyan Church Building Account, *ith (1912). Opening of New un 51 Hanwell Wesleyan Church, Wednesday, J J e erVice. (includes a Organ by Mrs. J. Napier Milne. Order of be specification of the organ). MMinalnS a Memorial Service on 52 Hanwell Wesleyan Church. (Handbill announ *o ^ m e m o r i a i . September 12th, 1920, to dedicate the Churc vruit. Flower and Vegetable 55 Hanwell Wesleyan Church. (Programme Show, Saturday, July 28th, 1923. A^Antures in Christian Stewardship. Aa 54 Hanwell Methodist Church, 1904-1964- T^i p Campaign, 1964). (Brochure describing the Christian Stewarasx ian/1 1964 (Golden Jubilee booklet 55 Hanwell Methodist Church, 60 years, 19^4 1 7 n incorporating a history of the Church;. ,ar. .15th, 1968. (Programme of 56 Hanwell Methodist Church, Sunday. DecemDer International Festival of Carols). ... church ... No. 19, December 1969. 57 "Contact" (Newsheet of) Hanwell Methodist * 58 Church societies: churoh, 8 Pleasant Saturday Evenings). a) An Invitation to you (to join the Churoi x , M-thodint Sunday School, 1892. b) Rules of the Hanwell Wesleyan Methodn x Cvcling Section. c) Hanwell Wesleyan Recreation Society. J (Rule book and calendar). 59 Church Collecting Cards: ,, . /.,or..\ , coholar^ collecting card (1904). a) New Wesleyan Church and Schools, oo"' (Two specimens, one white, one yellow;. ... - , .. ,a , ni, Messrs. W. Holliday and Alford to sl b) (Subscription book) No. 26, authori "*well , collect for the new Wesleyan Church, . \ organ Fund and Circuit c) (Subscription card for donations to tn-/ Extension Scheme, 1910. - , mmrmn nunwii - ., t h e Hanwell New Wesleyan Church d) Bricks One Penny Each, to Help Bulia and Schools. (Collector's card;. , ,, -o T,.T,T,TJ.\ * hearing the facsimile of a penny;. e) (Book of tear-off one penny receipts u ^ f) Register of Amounts Subscribed (Small red s P 1 Ealing and Acton Circuit Item 60 Ealing and Acton Circuit. £1910 in the year 1910. (Fund-raising circular). 61 "Ealing and Acton Circuit Magazine", June, 1912. 62 Wesleyan Methodist Church. Ealing and Acton Circuit (Leaflet announcing) Services of Thanksgiving for the Cessation of Hostilities and in Memory of those who have Fallen in the War ... in the Ealing (Broadway) Church on New Yea^s Day, 1919. (includes Circuit Boll of Honour). 63 Plan of the Public Services (title varies). a) January to March 1893 b) April 16th to July 14th, 1899 c) July 8th to October 6th, 1917 d) April 7th to July 6th, 1918 e) July 4th to October 2nd, 1920 (2 copies) f) November 1932 to January 1933 64 Pen and ink drawing of Hanwell Methodist Church, artist unknown. Undated. Picture Accession D444"" if ^ I 65 Photographs: a) Wesleyan Methodist Church, Hanwell, W. Undated, but pre-1914. (Ealing Negative No. 274/2) b) Rev. H. H. Clegg, Minster at Hanwell 1919-23. (Ealing Negative No. 274/7) c) Rev. Alfred and Mrs. Walls and their two sons (1936-38) (Ealing Negative No. 274/9) d) Rev. Alfred Walls (Ealing Negative No. 274/8) e) The fire of 1952. Rev. Leslie Jollie with Scout and Guide colours rescued from the blaze (Ealing Negative No. 274/14) f) The fire of 1952. Rev. Leslie Jollie rescues Scout and Guide colours (Ealing Negative No. 274/13) g) The fire of 1952. Firemen hosing the burnt-out building (Ealing Negative No. 274/12) h) The fire of 1952. Firemen in the burnt-out hut. (Ealing Negative No. 274/10) i) The Wesley Guild International Banquet, February 1953* (Ealing Negative No. 274/6) 0) The Wesley Guild International Banquet, February 1953- Rev. and Mrs. N. T. Colley with guests. (Ealing Negative No. 274/5) k) The first Methodist Chapel in Hanwell, now used by the Salvation Army. (Ealing Negative No. 274/11) 1) Chesterton Villa (on the north side of the Uxbridge Road), where I . Hanwell Methodism began. i (Ealing Negative No. 274/3) m) Autumn Synod of the London South-West District Synod, October 1968. (l . to r.) R. S. Fennell,(Minister, Hanwell Methodist Church); A. R. W. Boggis, (Superintendent, Ealing and Acton Methodist Circuit^; Dr. Irvonwy Morgan (President, Methodist Conference, 1967-68); C. J. Wadnwright (Chairman, London S. V. District) in the Minister's Vestry at Hanwell Methodist Church. (Ealing Negative No. 274/f) n) Wesley Guild Festival, February 1957* (1* to r.) G. H. Howell; F. V. Stevens; Rev. Allan H. Currey (visiting preacher); Rev.