Oldham - George Street Chapel
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Oldham - George Street Chapel
Image: © Andrew Fielding Taken: 24 Mar 2010
Former Independent Methodist Chapel on George Street, Oldham. In July 2012 owned by Age Oldham, who are planning to convert it into a resource and heritage centre. The chapel opened in 1816 and closed in 1990. The congregation was actually formed in 1805 under the leadership of Joseph Mately when they broke away from St Peter's church. The chapel was built over a basement divided into four cottages, now a rare survival known as 'cellar dwellings'. The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded £1m to conserve the chapel, and match funding has been approved by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Challenge Fund and English Heritage. More information at http://www.ageuk.org.uk/oldham/george-street-chapel-project/
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Image Location
Latitude
53.540958
Longitude
-2.115549