The Salvation Army building 1829, Kids Non-conformist Chapel, Roe St, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK, SK11 6UT, in summer with blue skies
Roe Street Chapel also known as Kidd's Chapel, was built in 1829 by a breakaway group from St. George's Independent Chapel for Protestant Dissenters, which had been erected in 1822. This group of the congregation wanted a Congregational or Independent Chapel while the others wished to become part of the Established Church. As a result St. George's, in High Street, see below, was consecrated by the Bishop of Chester. Those Dissenters who had contributed to the original building as shareholders got their money back! The break-away group worshipped initially at Brunswick Methodist Church but then built Roe Street Chapel. In 1926 the congregation united with that of Frost's Chapel at Park Green to form Macclefield Congregational Church. The building was used for a time as a parish hall by the Roman Catholic St. Alban's church. It was used as a dance hall in the middle of the 20th century. It is now the Salvation Army Citadel; the former site of the citadel was in Mill Street just below the Majestic cinema.
Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: Roe St, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK, SK11 6UT
Photo credit: © Tony Smith / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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