Mill Lane Independent Methodist Church

Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 19 Jun 2021

The Warmley area was once a place of heavy industry, with coal mines, quarrying and the Flock and Shoddy engineering works important employers in the nineteenth century. As is often the case when population numbers rise rapidly, there was a large uptake in church-going, particularly in the Methodist movement. However, the creation of several churches in the area proved to increase contention between various congregations. The Temperance Movement brought matters to a head and there was a split which resulted in this church being founded in 1899. The building was originally two small houses, and was enlarged after the Independents took over. A new hall was built in 1973 and the church continues its work to this day.

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