Milnthorpe Methodist Church green plaque
Overview
Milnthorpe Methodist Church green plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Westmorland And Furness. This green commemorative plaque records: Milnthorpe Methodist Church. Nonconformists have worshipped in Milnthorpe since the seventeenth century.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This green commemorative plaque records: Milnthorpe Methodist Church.
People and events
The saved account records: Built in the former garden of the White Lion Inn at a cost of £1075, it was designed in the 'Queen Anne' style by JF Curwen.
How it worked
The saved account records: Nonconformists have worshipped in Milnthorpe since the seventeenth century.
What remains
The saved account records: Its eight foundation stones were laid on 3rd September 1903.
Why it mattered
Milnthorpe Methodist Church green plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Milnthorpe Methodist Church. Nonconformists have worshipped in Milnthorpe since the seventeenth century. Around 1809, Stephen Brunskill, a Wesleyan Methodist local preacher, held services in his home. When he left the village, house meetings continued elsewhere until the early 1850s. For a while the Primitive Methodists held services. About 1870 the Wesleyans, who had recommenced services in what became Rigney Bank House, began using the Independent Chapel, Haverflatts Lane, now 'The Pillars'. The present building was opened on 27th… The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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