Former Quaker meeting house, Quaker Lane, Hightown, Liversedge
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Former Quaker meeting house, Quaker Lane, Hightown, Liversedge
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 3 Sep 2007
This was built originally c.1699 and used as a Friends' Meeting House, though very much altered in the 19C and refurbished in the 20C. The General Quarter Sessions of the West Riding, held at Wakefield on 11th January 1699 ordered that the newly erected house be recorded as a place of religious worship. The house became the focal point of Quaker activity in the area. (David Blamires, A History of Quakerism in Liversedge & Scholes, c.1974, via imagesof england.org.uk). The meeting house was sold in 1904. The front of the house is unfortunately well hidden by a high fence, and English Heritage do not yet have a photograph of it.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.712082
Longitude
-1.715127