A short history of Independent Methodism : a souvenir of the hundredth annual meeting of the Independent Methodist Churches, 1905 . lace for the sum of^200, on which a commodious chapel and schools havebeen built, the total cost being nearly ^4,000. Thesebuildings were opened on March 26th, 1880. CULCHETH—TWISS GREEN. In the second decade of the last century a few earnestChristian men met to encourage each other, and one ofthem, James Wood, tenant of an old farm near Kenyon Hall,granted the use of his kitchen ; amongst his co-workerswere Timothy Leather, John Fearnhead, Richard Hunt,John Gould
A short history of Independent Methodism : a souvenir of the hundredth annual meeting of the Independent Methodist Churches, 1905 . lace for the sum of^200, on which a commodious chapel and schools havebeen built, the total cost being nearly ^4,000. Thesebuildings were opened on March 26th, 1880. CULCHETH—TWISS GREEN. In the second decade of the last century a few earnestChristian men met to encourage each other, and one ofthem, James Wood, tenant of an old farm near Kenyon Hall,granted the use of his kitchen ; amongst his co-workerswere Timothy Leather, John Fearnhead, Richard Hunt,John Goulden, John Massey and others. Public worshipwas continued in the kitchen until 1845, when a chapel atCroft, which was disused, was taken down and removed to asite given by Richard Hunt. This, after a few years, had anextension of 13 feet. In 1884 the old walls were encased withnew brickwork, the chapel repaired and additions made ata cost of p£6oo. In September, 1900, further alterationsand additions were made, and an organ, the gift ofJohn Hunt, placed in the enlarged organ Church is a sturdy village CULCHETH. WARRINGTON DISTRICT. 69 GOLBORNE. The history of this Church dates back to 1847. Previousto this time services had been held in the house of JamesAshton, of Lowton. Luke Unsworth, his wife Ann, alongwith Robert and Ralph Ratcliffe and others of Golborne,attended these meetings. James Trickett, of Wigan, in aconversation with Robert Ratcliffe, urged the advisability ofstarting a cause at Golborne, as James Ashton was gettingold and in the event of his death the society would prob-ably be broken up. Accordingly, meetings were com-menced in a weaving shop in Mill Street in 1847. After atime a fresh place had to be sought, but the only placeavailable was an old dilapidated thatched cottage. Thiswas rented in 1849, and willing workers applied white-wash, and enlarged it by taking out the partition, thusmaking two rooms into one. At this juncture, Jam
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