What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: In 1883, in this house, Wesleyan Methodist Minister Rev. Thomas Champness and his wiofe Eliza founded the Joyful News Mission which became Cliff College in Derbyshire. Recorded plaque organisation: Bolton & District Civic Trust.
Rev. Thomas Champness, a Wesleyan Methodist Minister, co-founded the Joyful News Mission in 1883 with his wife Eliza, which later evolved into Cliff College in Derbyshire, an important institution for training Christian workers and leaders.
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