In Holgate |
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In Holgate |
The church in Acomb Road
| Thirty-eight years
later, in 1910, the work was moved to new premises in Acomb Road and the
Society we now know affectionately as 'Holgate' was established. The stone-laying
ceremony for the new premises took place on 13 October 1909, and the opening
date was 14 September 1919, the ceremony being conducted by Rev. I. T.
W. Stafford. The opening Sunday services were held at 10.30 a.m.
and 6.30 p.m., on Sunday, 18 September, only evening services being held
for the remainder of the year. Four ladies opened the doors with
silver keys presented to them by four Trustees, Messrs. Barker, Leadley,
Edwards and Carter, the latter being the father of Mr. C. Carter, one of
our present local preachers. The Minister at the time was Rev. W.
R. Dent. The cost of building the premises was £3,500 (it is
now insured for over £850,000). Mr. Carter formed the first
choir, and Mrs E. L. Brown (the mother of Mrs. Harold Avison) was the organist.
The Trust debt on the premises was cleared in 1918.
The land adjacent
to the present building was intended to be for a church, the present building
being described as a School Chapel. However, the Society never grew
large enough to proceed with that plan. In May 1924, the young people
persuaded the Trustees to lay a grass tennis court, costing £100,
on part of the land, and this was paid off by the members of the Tennis
Club by 1956. It was extensively used even though the members had
to do their own cutting, rolling, marking out, etc.
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