Littlemoor Chapel and School, Whitfield.
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Littlemoor Chapel and School, Whitfield.
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 3 Apr 2017
The Chapel opened in 1811 and the formation of a Church made in 1812. In 1840 a new school was built and this was enlarged twelve years later in 1852. The Chapel was enlarged 1845. A new and enlarged school premises opened in 1881 as a Day School with 81 pupils. The graveyard containing 3,000 bodies was exhumed and re-interred at Glossop Municipal Cemetery in April 1976 and a memorial stone to those once buried at Littlemoor can now be seen there. The Chapel eventually closed and is now used as a Fitness Centre whilst the school has been converted into apartments. More information on this and other Glossop churches can be found on the web pages of Glossop Heritage Trust http://www.glossopheritage.co.uk/indep.htm
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Image Location
Latitude
53.441143
Longitude
-1.950734