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St Stephen's Church, Bennett Street, Newton. The church has since closed. It held its last service on July 24th 2011. http://hydonian.blogspot.com/2011/07/last-service-at-st-stephens-church.html

Rosemount aka Trinity Methodist Church lies at the junction of Bennett Street and Old Road. It was built in 1885. More information can be found on the church website - http://web.archive.org/web/20110515070919/http://www.hydeanddentonmethodist.org.uk/rosemount.htm

Thomas Ashton school on Bennett Street was designed by Rock Townsend http://www.rocktownsend.co.uk/thomas-ashton/ for Tameside MBC and contractors Clarilion Plc. The school for children aged 7-14 with special needs was previously located on Grange Road South Image having changed its name from Dale Grove School.

The south side of the now closed church.

1885 date stone at Rosemount Image

An extract from Thomas Middleton's book "The Annals of Hyde" (1899) reads: ROSEMOUNT PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHAPEL. Sunday evening services in connection with this place of worship were started in a cottage in Flowery Field in the "forties." among the principal attenders being Mr. S. Beeley and Mr. T. Stafford. In 1852, a cottage in Ashton Road was fitted up as a chapel, and in the same year a Sunday school was formed, one of the first members being Mr. T. Beeley, C.A., J.P. This institution carried on a night school to which many people of the district were indebted for their education. The instruction was imparted on the Mutual Improvement principle, those being able to read and write transmitting their knowledge to the rest. In 1860 it was found necessary to increase the chapel accommodation and shortly afterwards a new place of worship was built. After ten years' service this building also was found insufficient for the growing needs, and the present handsome structure at Rosemount was erected, and opened on July 9th, 1876. A spacious school was added in 1884. Both school and chapel are in a flourishing condition. The chapel was demolished in 1977. The congregation merged with Trinity Methodists and moved into the adjacent former school. Image Image

Decorative finial on the top of Rosemount Image acting as a lightning conductor.

The notice board at St Stephen's directs to St Mary's.

The south-west aspect of the church.

Detail of stonework above the doors at St Stephen's.