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This building, situated on Goodshaw Lane just south of it's junction with Goodshaw Avenue is the third Church on this site. The original Church at Goodshaw was a tiny affair and was built around 1542 during the reign of King Henry VIII, and it is unclear when this first building was demolished.
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In fact it is not certain when the second Church was actually constructed, although plans dating from 1740 show much larger premises than the first, seating as it did, 234 people. The
plan of 1740 shows a tower at the west end, while that of 1794 shows a
singing pew in front of the large "three- decker" pulpit. |
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This pulpit was retained the church was rebuilt in 1828 and survived until 1903. It is recorded that the sounding board over the pulpit fell down only a few seconds after the Rev. George Haworth had finished his sermon and descended from his pulpit!
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The present church bears the date 1828 - carved in two stone shields above the east window. A tablet, which used to hang on the vestry wall recorded:- "This chapel was rebuilt and enlarge[d] in the year 1829 by which means, 424 additional sittings were obtained, and in consequence of the grant from the Society for |
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'Promoting the enlargement and Building of churches and Chapels'. 300 of that number are hereby declared to be free and unappropriated for ever, in addtion to 57 formerly provided. GEORGE HAWORTH Minister." |
| Photographs © John Purdy 2004 |