Society records of the Methodist Church, Naburn Methodist Chapel

Records of Trustees, including meeting minute books, 1955-1972, account book, 1923-1972, and bank book, 1934-1970; financial records, including bank statements, 1970-1972, correspondence about investments and the closure of the chapel's account, 1971-1972, and papers relating to the sale and disbursement of proceeds from sale of Naburn chapel and land, 1970-1972.

A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in the back lane east of Naburn in 1818 and replaced with a larger, more central building in 1857, although by 1877 it was said to be poorly attended.
Originally part of the single York Circuit of the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion, it joined York, New Street Circuit in 1867 (later renamed Clifton Circuit) and was transferred to York, Centenary Circuit in 1888. Following the unification of the Primitive, Wesleyan and United Methodist churches in 1932 it continued as part of the York, Centenary Circuit of what was now a single Methodist Connexion.
It was closed in 1970 and the chapel and land was later sold.

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The archive was deposited at the Borthwick Institute in 1984. A further addition was made to the archive in 1999.

A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in the back lane east of Naburn in 1818 and replaced with a larger, more central building in 1857, although by 1877 it was said to be poorly attended.
Originally part of the single York Circuit of the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion, it joined York, New Street Circuit in 1867 (later renamed Clifton Circuit) and was transferred to York, Centenary Circuit in 1888. Following the unification of the Primitive, Wesleyan and United Methodist churches in 1932 it continued as part of the York, Centenary Circuit of what was now a single Methodist Connexion.
It was closed in 1970 and the chapel and land was later sold.

A typescript finding aid, to file level, is available for consultation in the searchroom of the Borthwick Institute.

Created by S. A. Shearn, 01.12.16.

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Further accruals are not expected.

Minutes of the United Leaders' meetings of Stillingfleet, Naburn and Deighton chapels, 1966-1984, are deposited at the Borthwick Institute with the parish records of Stillingfleet. An additional letter concerning the condition of Naburn Chapel, 1979, is deposited with the records of Murton Wesleyan Methodist Chapel.
Circuit records for the York Circuit, York, New Street and York, Centenary Circuits of the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion, and York, Centenary Circuit of the Methodist Connexion are also deposited at the Borthwick Institute. The records of the York Circuit and York, New Street Circuit form a single archive (MRC/1), as do the records of both Centenary Circuits (MRC/3).

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