In the late 18th century three dwelling houses were certified as meeting houses; that of William Yeats in 1785, William Flippens in 1792, and James Noyes in 1794. In 1817 a house, in Easterton Lane, was bought by two members of the Congregational Association from the Commissioners in Bankruptcy. This was used as the Independent chapel for some years but by 1886 the site was being used by the General Baptists.