Methodist Chapel, Tinhead, Edington
Methodist meetings were held from 1786 in a cottage, and James Rogers, a minister of the Bradford circuit visited in the 1790's. He formed the Tinhead society of three members. Their names were Jane Drewett, Virtue Morgan and Sarah Pearce or Price.
In 1800 a coach house in Potters Barton was made into a chapel and leased until 1827. A yearly rent was paid, until members dwindled and the building then fell into the hands of the Lord of the Manor, whose steward pulled it down.
Cottage preaching continued until a garden came up for sale, which was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Morgan with the intention of building a chapel. In 1827 a subscription was launched and well supported.
By 1828 a chapel was built at the lower end of Coach Hollow thanks to the efforts of Virtue Morgan and her husband. A letter from the Chapel Building Society Committee in Bristol, states that the size of the chapel will be 32 feet 4 inches long by 24 feet 4 inches wide, with no gallery and built on free land. That a Sunday School will be a Methodist School, conducted according to the general rules of that institution, and that the cost of the building will be £200, and £120 of this will be by subscription. This building was opened on November 21st and Sunday 23rd November 1828. Sermons were preached by Rev. C. Cook and Rev. A. Barber.
By 1830 there were 29 members.
In 1800 a coach house in Potters Barton was made into a chapel and leased until 1827. A yearly rent was paid, until members dwindled and the building then fell into the hands of the Lord of the Manor, whose steward pulled it down.
Cottage preaching continued until a garden came up for sale, which was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Morgan with the intention of building a chapel. In 1827 a subscription was launched and well supported.
By 1828 a chapel was built at the lower end of Coach Hollow thanks to the efforts of Virtue Morgan and her husband. A letter from the Chapel Building Society Committee in Bristol, states that the size of the chapel will be 32 feet 4 inches long by 24 feet 4 inches wide, with no gallery and built on free land. That a Sunday School will be a Methodist School, conducted according to the general rules of that institution, and that the cost of the building will be £200, and £120 of this will be by subscription. This building was opened on November 21st and Sunday 23rd November 1828. Sermons were preached by Rev. C. Cook and Rev. A. Barber.
By 1830 there were 29 members.
In 1848 it was enlarged to contain 300 seats, adding the Gallery, and had an average Sunday attendance of 350. The Sunday School was started in 1849, David Burgess and Josiah Hayter being the Superintendents as well as the Treasurers. They had 132 scholars. In 1874 a Lending Library was started and John Hancock was appointed Librarian. Many of the books were still in existence in 1978.
A schoolroom was begun in 1876, to house the Sunday School, and a public tea provided in a large marquee to celebrate the occasion. The schoolroom was opened in March 1877. The Sunday School held regular outings and also marched through the village, carrying the banner and flags, as, for example, on Whit Tuesday in 1890. In 1924 they had their first outing to the seaside, Burnham-on-Sea, travelling by charabanc with 111 children.
The chapel had been practically rebuilt in 1904 and the Jubilee was celebrated on June 5th 1927 and a photograph taken to record the event. Then in 1928 the centenary of the Chapel was celebrated, and renovations costing £89 were carried out. Further work was done to the schoolroom in 1956 and to the chapel in 1959.
The chapel closed in 2006.
A schoolroom was begun in 1876, to house the Sunday School, and a public tea provided in a large marquee to celebrate the occasion. The schoolroom was opened in March 1877. The Sunday School held regular outings and also marched through the village, carrying the banner and flags, as, for example, on Whit Tuesday in 1890. In 1924 they had their first outing to the seaside, Burnham-on-Sea, travelling by charabanc with 111 children.
The chapel had been practically rebuilt in 1904 and the Jubilee was celebrated on June 5th 1927 and a photograph taken to record the event. Then in 1928 the centenary of the Chapel was celebrated, and renovations costing £89 were carried out. Further work was done to the schoolroom in 1956 and to the chapel in 1959.
The chapel closed in 2006.