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I well remember the church when I was younger.It was quite a distinctive building of red brick.We would pass it on our way to play on the big fields where the estate is now.The Wesleyan cricket ground was also to the rear of the Church. I dont know when the church was demolished John but it was a pity it had to go!

What a brilliant photograph... I remember it very well, it was on my way home from school.

THERE SEEMS TO BE A BIT OF CONFUSION BETWEEN THIS CHURCH AND THE CHURCH WHICH STOOD ON THE CORNER OF VICTORIA ST ON WALTHEW LANE,THE CHURCH ON VICTORIA ST WAS THE METHODIST, NOT THE WESTLYAN AS STATED ON THE CAPTION

I don't know this particular church, but Wesleyan and Methodist are the same. I went to the Methodist Primary School on Dicconson Street which was also known as the Wessleyan School, Wesleyan was the earlier name given to Methodist churches.

i rember the church my sister olive got married there 1956 i use to live across rd to it 104 walthew lane it was faceing brukes butchers

In the 1800s and early 1900s there were four branches of Methodism. The Wesleyan branch was the original and the Primitive Methodists, United Methodists and Independent Methodists had all split away. They were all reunited in 1933 as the Methodist Church of today. After the amalgamation some of the chapels may have closed as the congregations joined together.

That the church my mum nd dad got married ( Irene selfe Alan Connolly)