Originally Stopper Lane Chapel
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Originally Stopper Lane Chapel
Image: © Steve Houldsworth Taken: 2 Oct 2024
The building photographed at Stopper Lane, the hamlet between Martin Top and Rimington. It was once the Wesleyan Methodist chapel, founded in 1815 and closed in 1963, the building has been altered and converted to a house. A local man the son of Robert Duckworth was Francis Duckworth, composer of the famous Rimington hymn tune. Duckworth was raised at Stopper Lane chapel, though he spent most of his life at Colne, where he was the organist at Albert Road Methodist. He wrote a number of hymn tunes given local names, such as Downham and Colne. Francis Duckworth is buried at Gisburn Parish Church and the plaque on the wall above the door provides some detail. Further details can be found here https://www.martintop.org.uk/blog/stopper-lane-chapel-francis-duckworth
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Image Location
Latitude
53.908643
Longitude
-2.286744