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ST ANDREW’S Methodist Church in Western Way, South Ham, Basingstoke, is 66 years old this year.

“THE tiny village of Langthorne, near Bedale, is dying,” announced The Northern Echo, the D&S Times’ sister paper, in 1964. “Year by year, more of the 21 houses in the village are condemned and families move out. Already, 10 houses are under closing orders.” There were no nameboards at the entrance to the village, no signposts pointing to it; the village pub, The Crown, was closed and condemned; there was no main sewerage and 95 per cent of houses still had earth closets. Most of the houses, said 68-year-old Fred Pocklington, were “tumbling down”, and garage owner Ronald M...

A ONCE familiar sight in Rawdon the Primitive Methodist Church on Harrogate Road is now long gone. Built in 1866 it played a central role in the community for more than a century until its closure in 1971.The church, which was close to Littlemoor Primary School, was demolished in 1974 and replaced with housing. Before the chapel was built the area's Primitive Methodists met in a small building in Canada Road, which is now two houses. The Primitive Methodists were a 19th century working class movement.Primitive meant "simple" or "relating to an original stage" and this type of Methodism ...

St Mary Bourne Primitive Methodist chapel. Photo credit: My Primitive Methodist The Advertiser regularly prints public notices alerting the public to proposals whether by statutory authorities, private companies or individuals. This week's public notices include an application to convert a former Methodist Chapel to a house in St Mary Bourne. The application has been submitted for variation of plan number and removal of windows and doors to allow amendments. The chapel in Stoke Road will undergo extensions and renovation works. According to the website of My Primitive Methodists, the...