Neetside Community Centre
Introduction
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Neetside Community Centre
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 3 May 2009
This building was built for the United Methodist Free Church. It opened for worship on September 25th 1879, just nine months before its near neighbour the Wesleyan Chapel (now Central). Two chapels existed close to each other, but by 1900 the United Methodist Free Church decided to sell theirs and build again in the Flexbury area which was then being developed. This was accomplished by April 1905. Eventually their first chapel was leased to the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry and became known as the Drill Hall. In 1914 it was the Drill Hall for the 5th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (H Company). This information is from: http://www.drillhalls.org/Counties/Cornwall/TownBude.htm
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Image Location
Latitude
50.827531
Longitude
-4.545854