Story of the Chapel |
More than 140 years ago, on the site now occupied by Rood Lane, there was a building often referred to as The Old Sunday School. It was in this building, formerly used as a day school, that Rood Lane Sunday School had its beginning in 1859.
The following year the Sunday School was housed in the new building, which is the present Chapel and Sunday School. The Sunday School met at 10am and at 2pm. At the afternoon session, as many as 365 scholars were present. The Sunday School anniversaries were held first at Rood Lane, then at Wagg Street, then for several years at the Town Hall. At these services, as many as 100 children and 60 choir members, accompanied by a small orchestra, took part in the worship. Due to declining numbers the Sunday School has now had to close, but the children that have been nurtured in the Christian Faith still continue in the church. |