Brook Street Chapel, Knutsford
Introduction
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Brook Street Chapel, Knutsford
Image: © Tricia Neal Taken: 31 May 2012
A very generous gift of land was given by Isaac Antrobus (a Knutsford tanner and life long dissenter) to build a chapel and a small burial ground while other members gave money for the building and fitments. William Tong helped Isaac Antrobus organise the building of the New Chapel which was built so that it was inconspicuous and resembled a private house or farm building because the dissenters had a very real fear that the right to public worship and freedom from prosecution could be withdrawn. It is said that lookouts were posted by the outside steps to the galleries in case of attack.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.301614
Longitude
-2.370289