Bibliography of Unitarian Congregations Which Have Existed Since 1800 Sources Location Number Address Date of Foundation Books Articles/News in Journals Aberaeron, Ceredigion A1 Unitarian Fellowship Originated 1968. Closed 1977. Davies, They Thought, p Inq 15 Aug 1970, p 1, 3. 121. Jones, Gardens, p 5. Aberdare, Rhonnda A2 Old Meeting Originated 1751. Built 1862. Unitarian Heritage, p 118. MR 1816, p 736. CL 2 Trecynon, Alma Street Closed 1990s. Building taken over Vestiges, p 307. Jones, June 1877, p 262; 18 Oct by Welsh Chapels Trust for use as a Gardens, p 40/41. TUHS 1890 p 498. Inq 18 Dec heritage centre. 1918 p 155-176. Davies, 1858. CF, July 1870, p They Thought, p 81-85. DJ 105/106 (with engraving); Davies, A City set on a hill 18 Jan 1997, p 8. 1860-1960. Aberdare, Rhonnda A3 Highland Place, Monk Originated 1860. Chapel opened Unitarian Heritage, p 118. Inq 29 Dec 1860. CR 1861, St 20 Dec 1860. Continuing. Vestiges, p 308. J Jones, p 60. CL 17 Oct 1896, p Highland Place 1860-1985, 502 (with engraving); 16 1985. TUHS, 1917 p 155- Apr 2011, p 6/7 (150 th 176. E Jones (ed) Highland anniversary). The Place 1860-2010, a story of Unitarian, May 2011, p 5. resilience.1960 history by LB Short. Davies, They Thought, p 86-89. Aberdeen A4 First George Street Originated 1835. First chapel Unitarian Heritage, p 126. CR 1839, p 338; 1840, p 1840, Second 1906 opened 9 Aug 1840. Exchanged Short, Pioneers, Chapter 606. CL 30 Sept 1905, p Skene Street. After churches 1987, and meeting 2010 18. Vestiges, p 267. 472/3; 7 Oct 1905, p 483/4; 1987 in Skene at 43A Skene Terrace. Continuing. Centennial 1833-1933 1906, p 384, 465, 475; Terrace. (DWL). Scottish Unitarian 1910 refs in index. Inq 25 Churches, Lindsey Press, Apr 1874, p 262; 15 Mar 1963, p 3-7. B&FUA 1902 p 176 (fund appeal); 1880s. Beard Unitarianism, 3, 10, 17 Nov 1956, p 360, p 337. B&FUA 1870s. 368, 378; 26 Nov 1960, p 776; 27 Oct 1962, p 604; 6 Jan 1996, p 5. Abersystwyth, A5 New Street, m oved Originated 1902, met Old Unitarian Heritage, p 117/ Seedsower June 1903. CL Ceredigion into building 1 Oct Assembly Rooms, later New 118. Islwyn Nicholas, 13 Feb 1896, p 77; 12 Nov 1906, formerly Market Hall. Renovated Heretics at Large, the story 1904, p 566; 1 Sept 1906; Quaker. Built circa 1956.Closed 14 March 1976 but of a Unitarian Chapel, 5 June 1926, p 190. Inq 1810. occasional services held after that 1977. Jones, Gardens, p 4. 1897, p 92, 107; 19 Apr date (1986). 1902, p 253. Accrington, Lancashire A6 Oxford St, Originated May 1859 First Unitarian Heritage, p 113. CL 20 July 1889, p 339. building opened Good Friday Vestiges p 1. Records PA, Inq 18 Apr 1868, p 249. 1868. Rebuilt 1966. Closed 1980s, p 1. Herford & Evans, CL 10 Jan 1880, p 17; 26 now Elim Church. N&E Lancs, 1909 , p 41-43, May 1883, p 248; 17 Oct with picture. B&FUA 1925, p 663, profile with 1870s, 1880s, see 1878, p sketch. EH Box X7. 36, 1890 p 64. Ainsworth, Lancashire A7 Cockey Moor Chapel, Originated 1662, opened 1715, Unitarian Heritage, p 26. MR 1813, p 59. CR 1831, Lancs enlarged 1773, restored 1845. Vestiges, p 1/2. E Turland, p 90-93. UH Sept 1880. Continuing. Presbyterianism in CR 1845 p 843.CL 17 Jan Ainsworth, 1878. 1880, p 27, 94. Inq 1845, p Nightingale, vol 3, p 115. 636. 12 Nov 1892; 4 Oct Beard Unitarianism p 330. 1902, p 637; 19 Apr 1913, p 253; 30 Jan 1937, p 58; 25 July 1992, p 8; 12 Oct 1996, p 5. Alcester, Worcestershire A8 Bulls Head Yard, Originated before 1693. Opened Unitarian Heritage, p 44. MR 1823, p 159. CR 1840, Knowsley Road. 1721/1722. Closed 13 July 1893, Vestiges, p 3. Beard p 344; 1861, p 279. Inq 22 but probably not operating from Unitarianism, p 330. July 1893, 22 Sept 1894. circa 1882. Demolished, except in B&FUA 1870s, see 1874, p Seedsower 1895, p 168, part, 1963. 32, 1875, p 55. Stell C, p 181 226. Allostock, Cheshire A9 Near Knutsford, Originated 1672. Church opened 2 Unitarian Heritage, p 44. CL 15 July 1876, p 112; 13 Cheshire March 1690. Restored and Vestiges, p 4. G Payne, An Oct 1883, p 487. Inq 12 galleries removed 1822. Closed Ancient Chapel, Brook St April 1902, p 237; 1 Oct circa 1909, then used as a school, Knutsford and Allostock, 1983.. now a dwelling house. 1934. Urwick, Noncon Cheshire, p 412. Record PA, pages 5/7. Altyplaca (or Allty- A10 Llanybyther Originated 1740, second chapel Unitarian Heritage, p 118. CL 3 Apr 1880, p 161. Inq blaca), Ceredigion Cardiganshire. 1837, restored 1892. Continuing. Vestiges, p 309. Davies, 17 Nov 1888; 1897 refs in They Thought, p 42/3. index; 1900, p 621. Beard Unitarianism p 209. Alnwick, A11 Ebenezer Chapel, Originated 1815, separated from Unitarian Heritage, p 66. MR 1818, p 530. CL 4 Feb Northumberland. Correction House Bethal Chapel Methodist New Wright, Missionary, p 315. 1882, p 52. Yard off Market Connexion, first met in Town Hall. EHYB 1897, p 8. B&FUA Place. Cost of chapel £450. Closed 1883 1829. Beard Unitarianism, sold for £310. p 330. Altrincham, Cheshire A12 First Chapel, Shaw’s Originated 1814. New chapel Unitarian Heritage, p 80. MR 1814 p 719. CR 1852, Lane 8 Sept 1814, building opened 1872. Continuing. Vestiges, p 5. Record PA, p p 295. Inq 28 Dec 1872; 2 second chapel Sylven 8. Wright, Missionary, p April 1898, p 221; 25 Oct Grove, Dunham Road 339. J Odgers, Your 1997, p 6. 18 Dec 1872 Inheritance, 1894. P Godfrey, Unitarianism in Altrincham 1814-1964, 1964. Beard Unitarianism p 330. Ansdell, Lancashire A13 Channing Road, Originated 1905. Chapel 14 April Unitarian Heritage, p 108. CL 1 July 1905, p 322. Inq Lytham St Annes, 1906 built as an iron church. New Herford & Evans, N&E 24 Sept 1898, p 630; 26 Lancs chapel on site opened 19 July Lancs Unitarian Mission, p July 1930, p 373; 18 Jan 1930. Continuing. 48-50 1941, p 22; 8 Nov 1941, p 370; 25 Feb 1933, p 93; 17April 1993, p 7. Arkindale,Yorkshire A14 Near Richmond, by Opened 16 July 1854. Founded by Unitarian Pocket Almanac Inq 18 March 1854, 25 Eskeleth Hall Rev WE Elliot of Doncaster. Mr 1864, not shown in 1874. March 1854, p 189; 15 Raisbech lay minister. Closed after April 1854, p 235/6; 29 a few years. July 1854, p 475. Ashford, Derbyshire A15 Cliff End, Ashford Originated 1696. Built about 1700. Unitarian Heritage, p 44. S UC 1834, p 318, 319. CR Derbyshire Closed 1875, graveyard survives. Orchard, Nonconformity in 1836, p 651. CM 1823, p Astley Meanley minister to 1794 Derbyshire, 2009, p 136-8 52; 1824, p 612. CL 10 by which time it was Unitarian. et passim. Beard Mar 1877, p 117. Inq 31 Unitarianism p 330. Jan 1987, p 5; 14 Mar 1987 , p 5; 8 Oct 1988, p 8. Ashford, Kent. A16 Hempstead St Chapel Originated 1875. Opened 29 Unitarian Heritage, p 96. CL 30 Dec 1876, p 401 March 1876, former Wesleyan EHYB 1897 p 8, Unitarian and refs in index; 15 Jan chapel built 1843. First minister Heritage in Kent, p 28. 1881, p 29; 1888, p 341; 6 Rev J Moden. Purchased 1882 by B&FUA 1870s, 1880s, see Aug 1887, p 379 (profile); B&FUA. Meeting 1886 minister 1877, p 58, 1881 p 16, 67, 1897, p 532. Inq 8 Apr C A Hoddinott. Building sold 1893 1890, p 77. 1876, p 236/7; 1882, p 51. £413 to Quakers. Demolished 1970. Ashton-Under-Lyne, A17 Richmond Hill Originated 1897. Built 1907. Unitarian Heritage, p 96 CL 27 Mar 1897, p 149; 2 Tameside Church, Richmond St Closed 1984. Oct 1897, p 485. Inq 3 May 1902, p 285. Ashwick, Somerset A18 Pound Chapel, Originated before 1699. Built 1703 Unitarian Heritage, p 66. Downside, near Oak and secondly about 1758. Closed EHYB 1897, 8. Murch, p Hill and Shepton 1880. Endowment to Shepton 155-164. Beard Mallet Mallet chapel 1882. Unitarianism, p 330. H Solly, These 80 Years, 1893 Vol 1. Astley, Lancashire A19 Manchester Road Originated 1856. Opened 1 April Unitarian Heritage, p 80. CR 1828, p 224; 1836, p 1866. Closed circa 2008. Vestiges, p 6. Record PA, p 650. UH 1864, p 293. UC 11. Herford & Evans, NE 1833, p 280. Inq 15 June, 1 Lancs Unitarian Mission, July 1865. 1901, p 51. B&FUA 1870s, 1880s, see 1877, p 43, 1878, p 36, 1881, p 55. Atherstone, A20 Long Street Built 1725. Closed 1918. Unitarian Heritage, p 44. CL 24 Feb 1883, p 87. Inq: Warwickshire Demolished 1956. Vestiges, p 6/7. Sibree & 15 Nov 1980, p 2. Caston, Independency in Warcs, 1855, p 238, 403. Midland Churches, p 19. Beard, Unitarianism, p 330. Atherton, Lancashire: A21 Chowbent Chapel, First chapel opened about 1645. Unitarian Heritage, p 26 et MR 1813, p 60; 1815 p Chowbent. Bolton Old Road .Built and opened 1722. seq.Wright, Missionary, p 451. CR 1849, p 441. CL 1 Continuing. 335. J Wright, Story of July 1882, p 313; 2 March Chowbent, 1921. Record 1889, p 102,117; 18 July PA, p 12/14. Herford & 1896, p 346.; 9 Oct 1897; Evans, p 77-83. 20 June 1903, p 309; 3 Nightingale, Lancs June 1905, p 266; 11 April Noncon, vol 4 , p 95-108.