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Churches &
Chapels
Malhamdale and the surrounding areas adopted by this website have five
places of worship currently in use and two or more disused chapels.
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St Michael the Archangel, Kirkby
Malham
The Parish church of St Michael the Archangel
Photographed about 1870 when it was being referred to as St
James.
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The current building dates from around the end of
the 15th century, replacing an earlier church on the site and incorporates
several phases of development. There is a guide to it's history and architecture written by the Rev Baron in 1923.
Finding the Parish Records
for St Michael's
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Airton Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
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Scosthrop Methodist Chapel
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Isabella Preston of Scosthrop was the main benefactor for the first chapel, built in 1833, which seated 72 people. It still stands at the T junction in
the centre of Scosthrop, although it now looks considerably different.
It was converted into two houses in the early 20th century, after
becoming redundant when the new Wesleyan Methodist Chapel was built
a few hundred yards away in Airton in 1896.
Finding the Parish Records for Scosthrop Chapel
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Malham Methodist Chapel
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The Malham Chapel centenary booklet notes that the present
Chapel was built and opened in 1865. It was gifted by Mr.
Henry Atkinson of Hill Top, Malham. Previously, the Malham
Methodists met in a converted barn. Duke Knowles, a yeoman,
bought New Barn in 1787 and converted it into a Preaching
House or Chapel “for the use of people called Wesleyan
Methodists.”
Finding the Parish Records for Malham Chapel
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Airton Friends Meeting House
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The Society of Friends Meeting House was built by William Ellis
(1658-1709) a linen weaver and his wife Alice. They purchased
the site of the Meeting House in 1697 and completed building in
1700.
Yorkshire
Quaker Heritage Project  : Maintain a location register for
records and are creating a Name index of individuals mentioned
in the Monthly Meeting minute books.
For the Settle area, also check the Quaker records at Leeds
University which has a searchable online database and holds some records for Airton.
The Quaker meeting house is still used on a regular basis and an appeal to restore it was launched in 2007.
Finding the Records for Airton Meeting House
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St Peter, Coniston Cold
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Coniston Cold was originally part of the parish of Gargrave.
The church was built in 1846 on land given by James Braithwaite
Garforth of Coniston Hall, whose family also owned Bell Busk cotton
mill. It was dedicated in 1847 and the area was split from Gargrave
to form the Parish of Coniston Cold and Bell Busk. The parish
was amalgamated with Kirkby Malhamdale in 1987 and below is a
list of vicars who served the parish up to that date.
| 1846-81 |
Rev John Stansfield |
| 1881-85 |
Rev George Allton |
| 1885-94 |
Rev Edward Kemble |
| 1894-96 |
Rev Oswald Whaley |
| 1896-1923 |
Rev Cyrentius J Robinson |
| 1923-37 |
Rev John A Summer |
| 1937-43 |
Rev Edward FS Ramsbotham |
| 1943-45 |
Rev Arthur J Lander |
| 1945-60 |
Rev Norman W Goodacre |
| 1960-67 |
Rev Evans James G Rogers |
| 1967- 1981 |
Rev George Speller |
| 1981 - 1987 |
Rev Charles Frederick Trevor |
From 2008 the parish and church again became part of the Parish of Gargrave.
Finding the Parish Records for Coniston Cold |
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Winterburn Chapel
Winterburn Chapel-of-Ease circa 1933
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Bell Busk Chapel/Reading Room
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Built as a Wesleyan Sunday school, it appears on the first OS
6inch series map in 1853. The 1893 Kelly's Directory still refers to a Wesleyan Chapel in Bell Busk, however by the 1908 edition
it is no longer mentioned, so must have gone out of use as a Chapel/Sunday school by then. More recently known as the old
reading room, this small building, situated next to Godfrey House in Bell Busk, is now converted to residential use. |
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