Photo Category: Religion

Carrshield - Circa 1910

Carrshield Church – built from donations by the Beaumont family for the families of their the lead mining employees in 1822. It was demolished in the 1950s.

Allenheads - Circa 1979

Former Primitive Methodist chapel (Bethel) at ‘Dirt Pot’, Allenheads. Since converted into a privately run outdoor centre.

Spartylea - Circa 1920

Tedham Wesleyan Chapel was on the roadside at Spartylea. It was built in 1862 but demolished before the first World War, the stone being used for local buildings.

Keenley - Circa 2000

Keenley Wesleyan Chapel has managed to survive – still in use in 2001. Built in 1750 after John Wesley’s visit to Keenley, it was later rebuilt in 1875.

Catton - Circa 1920

Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Catton (left).  The house to the centre was nicknamed in the first years of the 20th century – for obvious reasons – as ‘the Signal Box’,

Allendale Square - July 1997

Commemorative plaque on the exterior side wall of what was the Dale Hotel.  It was reset in its original position in a rededication ceremony by Mrs Evelyn Charlton in 2021.

Catton - Circa 1900

Catton village green.  The Methodist Chapel, built in 1871, and Orchard House in the background.

Allendale Town - 1 August 1920

The dedication of the lych gate at St Cuthbert’s Church by Lady Allendale. It was built as a memorial dedicated to the men of Allendale who lost their lives in the Great War. ‘For God, King, and Country’ is carved on the gable ends and there are further inscriptions in the gate, including the names of … read more