. Rambles round Horton: historical, topographical, and descriptive. chased the oldhomestead knov/n as the Skinhouse. In the hands of Mrs. Lister, however, the property wasduring the township survey of 1802, John Jowett being thenthe occupier; and it was purchased by Mr. Powell someyears ago of Mr. John Cunliffe Kaye, brother of Mr. S. One of the former occupants of the Old House atHome was Tom Firth, a carrier. William Jowett and JohnCrabtree, of Shipley, also farmed the land afterwards, but forsome years the building has been divided, one portion beingoccupied by Mr. Benjamin Sugdcn
. Rambles round Horton: historical, topographical, and descriptive. chased the oldhomestead knov/n as the Skinhouse. In the hands of Mrs. Lister, however, the property wasduring the township survey of 1802, John Jowett being thenthe occupier; and it was purchased by Mr. Powell someyears ago of Mr. John Cunliffe Kaye, brother of Mr. S. One of the former occupants of the Old House atHome was Tom Firth, a carrier. William Jowett and JohnCrabtree, of Shipley, also farmed the land afterwards, but forsome years the building has been divided, one portion beingoccupied by Mr. Benjamin Sugdcn as an inn bearing theabove homely sign. Directly opposite to this house is the Horton MoravianChapel, a neat little structure, of comparatively recent chapel was opened on December 28, 1838, at a cost ofabout i^700, one of the most active promoters having beenthe late Joseph Hinchliffe, of Horton House involving what would be considered nowadays avery moderate responsibility where the erection of a place of Rambles Round Hoytou. 145. 146 Rambles Round Horton. worship is concerned, it was by no means a small undertakingthat the Horton Moravians entered upon ; but they weresupported by gentlemen like Mr. Henry Leah and others, andcame through the ordeal. The neighbourhood at that timehad a growing population, but comparatively neglected in theprovision of places of worship. Additional school-roomshave since been erected in the rear. The history of HortonMoravianism, however, dates from a much earlier period thanthe year 1838, the original place of meeting havmg been inPaternoster Lane, Great Horton, to reference willsubsequently be made. Holme Top Mill was built by John and Squire Stowellin 1835. The two brothers had previously been in partnershipwith Thomas, John, and Francis Mitchell at a little factory inManchester Road ; when Mr. Tom Mitchell retired and wentinto partnership with Mr. Geo. Turner at Dick Smith Mill,which after Mr. Smiths d
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