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The '''Victoria Street Mission''' was a religious building used by the [[Weatherfield]] Mission committee. The mission opened in [[Victoria Street]] on [[9th February]] [[1970]] in a hall which was originally opened on [[6th March]] 1892 by Alderman J.C.B. Russell JP. By 1970, many Missions in the town had been closed although the new hall stayed open until at least 1972. [[Ernest Bishop]] was a lay preacher at the Mission, and [[Ena Sharples]], former caretaker at the [[Glad Tidings Mission Hall|Glad Tidings Mission]], played the harmonium there. |
The '''Victoria Street Mission''' was a religious building used by the [[Weatherfield]] Mission committee. The mission opened in [[Victoria Street]] on [[9th February]] [[1970]] in a hall which was originally opened on [[6th March]] 1892 by Alderman J.C.B. Russell JP. By 1970, many Missions in the town had been closed although the new hall stayed open until at least 1972. [[Ernest Bishop]] was a lay preacher at the Mission, and [[Ena Sharples]], former caretaker at the [[Glad Tidings Mission Hall|Glad Tidings Mission]], played the harmonium there. |
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Revision as of 11:19, 28 September 2016
- Not to be confused with the Glad Tidings Mission Hall, also situated in Victoria Street.
The Victoria Street Mission was a religious building used by the Weatherfield Mission committee. The mission opened in Victoria Street on 9th February 1970 in a hall which was originally opened on 6th March 1892 by Alderman J.C.B. Russell JP. By 1970, many Missions in the town had been closed although the new hall stayed open until at least 1972. Ernest Bishop was a lay preacher at the Mission, and Ena Sharples, former caretaker at the Glad Tidings Mission, played the harmonium there.